Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
County Court properly admitted in evidence the redacted statement of defendant's nontestifying accomplice as a declaration against penal interest. The People established that the accomplice invoked his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and thus was unavailable as a witness; he was aware when he made the statement that it was contrary to his penal interest; he had competent knowledge of the underlying...
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