Legal Opinion

People v. Cornwall

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 30, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pincus, J.), rendered June 28, 1982, convicting him of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress statements.

Judgment affirmed.

The defendant effectuated a knowing and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights, and his contention that his waiver was obtained through trickery and coercive tactics is not borne out by the record. The defendant’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SatloffNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. StahlNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. CrutchfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. People v. OyekoyaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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