(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. Peter Donovan and Harry Mencher" by Court of Appeals of New York # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Peter Donovan and Harry Mencher
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 08, 1963
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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On this appeal by the defendants Donovan and Mencher from convictions for murder in the first degree, the only issue of consequence is the admissibility of Donovan's written confession. We are thus again confronted with the problem of achieving ""a balance between the competing interests of society in the protection of cherished individual rights * * * and in effective law enforcement and investigation of crime"". (People v. Waterman, 9 N.Y.2d 561, 564.) James Beatty, a payroll guard, was shot to death during the course of a robbery committed in Queens County on May 10, 1961. Donovan was apprehended on the following day, his co-defendant Mencher on May 12. Both were questioned at a police station and after a period of interrogation by police and prosecutor admitted their guilt orally and in writing. The
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