Legal Opinion

People v. Ayers

New York County Courts

Decided January 6, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Larry M. Himelein, J.

Defendant has moved to suppress the statements he made to members of the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department on January 28, 1993 and February 11, 1993 on the grounds that they were involuntary and inherently untrustworthy given defendant’s mental state. A hearing was held before me on September 21, 1994 and November 30, 1994. The following are the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

FINDINGS OF FACT

Defendant had become a suspect in the investigation of the murder of Charles Wells and the homicide team had concluded that defendant should be…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. People v. YuklNew York Court of Appeals · 1969

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