People v. Pounds

This court conducted a Morales-type (396 U. S. 102) or Huntley-type (15 N Y 2d 72) hearing beginning February 17, 1970, for a period of about 10 days to determine whether the confessions of both these defendants were the inadmissible fruit of an illegal detention, and whether with respect to both of the defendants their confessions were voluntarily made to the police.

Alex Chefetz was bound, gagged and died in his apartment at 275 Kosciusko ¡Street, in Brooklyn, on May 5, 1969. He had *635apparently been robbed. The police began their investigation, and on May 22, 1969 two detectives went to the…