People v. Concepcion

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (Hanofee, J.), rendered September 21, 1989, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree.

Of the several arguments raised on this appeal, we are required to first address defendant’s contention that County Court erred in summarily denying without a hearing his motion to suppress statements made to the police. In that denial, County Court relied upon the prosecution’s representation of the facts and concluded that defendant’s statement was voluntary. Defendant exercised the leave granted him to…