Legal Opinion
People v. Melendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 1989PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of third degree rape, defendant argues that his statements to the police were involuntarily made and that the People failed to provide him with Rosario material (see, People v Rosario, 9 NY2d 286, cert denied 368 US 866). The hearing court found that neither claim had merit and its decision is entitled to great weight (see, People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759). Confronting the defendant with the unfavorable result of a polygraph test did not result in involuntariness because there *919was no deception so…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- People v. TarsiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. LeonardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. ReedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. HenryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. DeasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. BarriosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. DeskovicAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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