People v. Padilla

*586OPINION OF THE COURT

Ruth Pickholz, J.

Defendant was arrested on August 22, 1991 and charged with petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25) and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 165.40). The gravamen of the charges is that defendant stole the contents of a mail package entrusted to him in his capacity as a United Parcel Service (UPS) employee.

Defendant moves to suppress statement evidence on the ground that UPS security officers obtained the statements by interrogating him without administering the required Miranda warnings. Defendant also contends that the…