People v. Morales

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court properly concluded that the defendant’s statements were voluntary, and that the defendant “spoke with genuine spontaneity ‘and not [as] the result of inducement, provocation, encouragement or acquiescence, no matter how subtly employed’ ” (People v Rivers, 56 NY2d 476, 479 [1982], quoting People v Maerling, 46 NY2d 289, 302-303 [1978]; see People v Bajana, 82 AD3d 1111 [2011]; People v Tyrell, 67 AD3d 827, 828 [2009]; People v Ayers, 43 AD3d 1071, 1071-1072 [2007]). Accordingly, the County Court properly denied those branches of the…