People v. Caruso

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered September 28, 1973, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of robbery in the second degree. The issues raised on this appeal are whether defendant knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to counsel and privilege against self incrimination prior to making a confession; whether his confession was the product of coercion resulting from a police-dominated atmosphere during the questioning; and whether the imposition of a sentence to an indeterminate term of up to 10 years was an abuse of the trial…