Legal Opinion

People v. Sappleton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 10, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, *82Supreme Court, Bronx County (Fred Eggert, J., at hearing; Harold Silverman, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered May 3, 1991, convicting defendant of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 11/2 to 41/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Based upon the totality of the circumstances surrounding defendant’s imprisonment and interrogation, the People proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his Miranda rights (see, People v Williams, 62 NY2d 285).

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. ColemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. OrtegaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. HackneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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