Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
New York District Court
Decided October 25, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold Fertig, J.
The Court of Appeals, on July 3, 1979, in People v Jones (47 NY2d 528), decided that a confession should be suppressed, after interrogation by a store detective, without advising the defendant of his constitutional rights. In that case the police were present at the scene prior to the arrest and immediately subsequent to the arrest, although they were not present in the room where the interrogation took place. The court specifically indicated that it did not consider defendant’s alternative argument that the store security officers should be considered…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. YuklNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Terry v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. Irving C.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1980
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