People v. Morales

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Howard Bell, J.), rendered January 9, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and sentencing him, as a predicate felon, to a term of 11 to 22 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant contends that his intoxicated condition, coupled with his limited command of English, rendered his various statements involuntary. However, it is settled that the fact findings of a suppression court are entitled to great deference and should not be disturbed unless clearly erroneous (People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761). Here,…