(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. Timothy Wilson" by Supreme Court of New York # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Timothy Wilson
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 21, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schoharie County (Lamont, J.), rendered June 16, 1982, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted burglary in the second degree. As a result of incidents which occurred on January 22, 1982 in the Village of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, wherein the Plaza Laundromat and the Cobleskill Car Wash were allegedly entered illegally and property was allegedly stolen therefrom, defendant was indicted on one count of burglary in the second degree (Penal Law, § 140.25, subd 1, par [a]), one count of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law, § 140.20), one count of grand larceny in the third degree (Penal Law, § 155.30, subd 7), and two counts of petit larceny (Penal Law, § 155.25). Subsequently, his motion to suppress an inculpatory statement which he had given to the police was denied, and he was thereafter permitted to plead guilty to the reduced charge of attempted burglary in the second degree (see Penal Law, § 110.00) in full satisfaction of the indictment. As a second felony offender, he was then sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of two to four years. The instant appeal followed. We hold that the challenged judgment should be affirmed and, in so ruling, find unpersuasive defendants sole contention that his inculpatory statement should have been suppressed as involuntary, pursuant to CPL 60.45 and Dunaway v New York (442 U.S. 200), because at the time the statement was made he had been taken into custody without probable cause. The facts as found by the trial court after the suppression hearing were to the effect that defendant, who was experienced in the criminal justice system, voluntarily accompanied the police to headquarters, that he was not arrested or handcuffed, that he was advised upon arriving at the police station that he was free to leave, and that he was fully advised of and knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights (see Miranda v Arizona, 384 U.S. 436) before he made any inculpatory statement. Given these circumstances, which were adequately established by evidence [96 A.D.2d 653 Page 654]