People v. R. N.

246 N.E.2d 536, 23 N.Y.2d 963, 298 N.Y.S.2d 737, 1969 N.Y. LEXIS 1568

• Court: New York Court of Appeals
• Decided: February 19, 1969
• Status: Published

Opinion

Memorandum. Defendant’s admission “I did it” prior to receiving warning of his constitutional rights was made to police without “ custodial interrogation ” in response to a question directed to a third person, and accordingly is admissible as a “ volunteered ” statement (People v. Torres, 21 N Y 2d 49, 54; People v. Rodney P. [Anonymous], 21 N Y 2d 1). The courts . below properly found that defendant’s subsequent confession was made after he was fully informed of his constitutional rights

and that defendant affirmatively waived those rights (People v. Stephen J. B., 23 N Y 2d 611, decided herewith).

Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Keating, Breitel and Jasen concur.

Judgment affirmed.