People v. Thornton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*664Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the evidence adduced at the suppression hearing established that his statements were made after he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his Miranda rights (see Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436 [1966]). “A defendant who refuses to sign a written waiver of his rights, including a Miranda rights card, may nevertheless orally waive his [or her] rights” (People v Saunders, 71 AD3d 1058, 1059 [2010]; see People v Robinson, 287 AD2d 398 [2001]). Here, although the defendant did not sign the waiver on his Miranda rights card, he impliedly waived his…
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