People v. Styles

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered May 29, 1991, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress his statements to the police.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the hearing court correctly concluded that the defendant’s statements to the police were admissible at trial. CPL 140.20 (6) provides, “Upon arresting a…