AD2 order dated May 28, 2014, affirming judgment of conviction. Decision below: 117 AD3d 1076, 986 NYS2d 243. Smith, J., granted leave December 23, 2014. Argued January 7, 2016.

ISSUE PRESENTED: Whether the trial court erred in barring defense evidence of third-party culpability: the third-party’s confession to a proposed defense witness.