People v. Reyes

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J., at suppression hearing; Michael J. Obus, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered December 14, 2007, convicting defendant of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress a statement. After arresting defendant for a homicide involving a firearm, but prior to giving him Miranda warnings, the police asked defendant the location of the weapon. Defendant gestured toward a bookcase, where the police found a revolver whose…