People v. Crawford

OPINION OF THE COURT

Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.

Defendant was indicted and charged with the crime of murder in the second degree in violation of Penal Law § 125.25 (1). Defense counsel has moved to suppress statements allegedly made by the defendant to an individual cooperating with New York State law enforcement officials while the defendant was incarcerated on unrelated charges in a Georgia correctional facility. The defendant claims that these statements were obtained in violation of his rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and the New York State…