New York Supreme Court August 30, 2002 (People v. Jones)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Marcus, J.

The question arose in the trial of this matter whether a witness who had previously pleaded guilty to the commission of a *650crime, admitted his guilt in his plea allocution, been sentenced and waived his right to appeal, could nonetheless refuse to testify at the trial of another person charged with the same crime because the testimony he intended to give