People v. Anderson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, defendant’s plea of guilty vacated, defendant’s motion to suppress granted to the extent of suppressing his oral statements and the matter remitted to the Nassau County Court for further proceedings on the indictment.

The only issue presented on this appeal is whether the People established the voluntariness of the defendant’s confession beyond a reasonable doubt as having been obtained consistent with defendant’s right to counsel. At the suppression hearing, the People presented the testimony of Steven…