People v. Simpkins

Defendant, under indictment for manslaughter in the first degree, moves to suppress, prior to trial, a statement made by him to the police and an Assistant District *732Attorney some time after his arrest. He alleges that this statement was taken under circumstances making it inadmissible at the trial, and asks for a pretrial hearing to determine this issue. Although section 813-c of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides for pretrial hearings on motions to suppress evidence allegedly obtained by an unlawful search and seizure, neither this section nor any other statute provides for such…