People v. Johnson

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant and his codefendant brother (see, People v Johnson, 89 AD2d 814, lv denied 58 NY2d 693) were jointly tried and convicted for the felony murder of a woman during the course of a burglary at her home. Following a pretrial Huntley hearing, a confession that defendant made to police following his arrest was found to be voluntary and admissible at trial. The court denied defendant’s pretrial motion for a severance and permitted the statements of both defendant and his codefendant brother to be received in evidence at their joint trial on the…