People v. Tavarez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered September 30, 2003, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of seven years, eight years and seven years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The record supports the court’s finding that defendant’s statement was voluntarily given, so as to permit its use for impeachment purposes (see Harris v New York, 401 US 222 [1971]; People v Maerling, 64 NY2d 134, 140 [1984]; People v Padron,…