People v. Ramos

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenblatt, J.

In People v Kinchen (60 NY2d 772, 773 [1983]), we held that “a claimed deprivation of the State constitutional right to counsel may be raised on appeal, notwithstanding that the issue was not preserved by having been specifically raised in a suppression motion or at trial.” On this appeal, defendant argues that an intentional delay of arraignment for the purpose of obtaining a confession gives rise to a valid State constitutional right to counsel claim which, under Hinchen, may be raised for the first time on appeal. We disagree, and conclude that defendant…