New York Court of Appeals Roundup: Murder Conviction Overturned; Prenuptial Agreement Found Invalid
In their monthly column in the New York Law Journal, Roy Reardon and William Russell Jr. address a case construing the effect of a lengthy coercive police interrogation on a subsequent confession made in the presence of counsel. They also discuss the court's determination that a seemingly minor defect in a notary's affirmation invalidated an otherwise enforceable prenuptial agreement. Finally, they discuss the court's response to questions certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding the existence of a private right of action under the General Business Law provisions preventing the termination of service agreements.