People v. Hale

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly denied the motion to suppress a statement made by defendant to the police. Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the statement was neither obtained in violation of defendant’s right to counsel (see, People v Bing, 76 NY2d 331, 349) nor induced by improper promises (see, CPL 60.45 [2] [b] [i]). We further conclude that the statement was voluntary.

The court’s instruction to the jury with respect to the voluntariness of defendant’s statement was an accurate statement of the fundamental legal principles and does not…