Legal Opinion
People v. Weisbrot
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 17, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant’s contention that his confessions should have been suppressed as the product of trickery, false promises and psychological coercion is without merit. Under the totality of the circumstances, including the fact that defendant was not under arrest and voluntarily accompanied the police to the station house, Criminal Term properly found that the confessions were voluntary.
The hearing court found the defendant’s claim that he was promised that he would be permitted to plead guilty to a lesser manslaughter charge if he cooperated was unsupported by the record and was not credible. We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. GiangrassoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. RykaczewskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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