People v. Byers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Callahan, J.
Defendant was convicted of rape in the first degree (Penal Law, § 130.35, subd 1), and murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd 3, "felony murder”). He maintains, inter alia, that his confession should have been excluded on the basis that it was the product of an improper continuation of interrogation after he had requested an attorney.
In the course of their investigation the police learned that the victim had left a girlfriend’s apartment early that morning with the defendant. At approximately 5:00 p.m. that evening police informed defendant of…
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