People v. Pierce

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The record fully supports the suppression court’s finding that defendant made an effective waiver of his Miranda rights and, therefore, defendant’s motion to suppress oral and written statements to the police was properly denied (see, People v Williams, 62 NY2d 285; People v Williams, 174 AD2d 969; People v Matthews, 148 AD2d 272, 274, lv dismissed 74 NY2d 950; People v Bucknor, 140 AD2d 705, lv denied 72 NY2d 1043).

A review of the record reveals that defendant was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137,…