People v. Frank

Application for a preliminary hearing ■seeking the suppression of certain statements as being involuntarily obtained (Code Grim. Pro., §§ 813-f, 813-g, 813-h).

Under the circumstances of this case, counsel for both sides have stipulated that the court shall decide a threshold question: Is defendant herein entitled to a hearing, as a matter of law, under the decision of People v. Huntley (15 N Y 2d 72) to contest the voluntariness of certain statements reputedly made by her, and even if the statements were not coerced is she entitled also to a hearing pursuant to the rules as found in Miranda…