People v. Horton

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The defendant’s statement was procured by police interrogation after the filing of a felony complaint and, therefore, it should have been suppressed (People v Samuels, 49 NY2d 218). Nevertheless, its receipt in evidence was harmless error, for there was no reasonable possibility that it might have contributed to the defendant’s conviction (People v Almestica, 42 NY2d 222; People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230). The proof was overwhelming that the defendant caused the death of the victim. Two eyewitnesses, both friends of defendant, testified that the…