Legal Opinion
The People v. Jin Cheng Lin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 2016No. 14PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
Defendant challenges his conviction on grounds that his confession was an involuntary product of untoward psychological pressure by police, and consequent fatigue induced during a prolonged interrogation, extended, in part, by unnecessary prearraignment delay, manufactured for the sole purpose of procuring inculpatory statements. He also contends that due to his limited English language proficiency he did not understand the import of the Miranda warnings given to him, and, therefore, did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his rights to counsel or to remain…
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