People v. Merced

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that County Court erred in denying his motion to suppress oral and written statements given to the police. According great deference to the determination of the hearing court, as we must (see, People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761; People v Wilbert, 192 AD2d 1109, lv denied 81 NY2d 1082), we conclude that the court’s determination that defendant was not in custody until the time that he made his initial inculpatory statement to the police is not erroneous as a matter of law and is supported by the record (see,…