Legal Opinion

In re Fontaine O.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 27, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appellant’s admission was knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily made. That the factual inquiry preceded the advisement of rights does not require reversal. The court fully advised ap*650pellant and his adult sister of the rights appellant was waiving before the court accepted and entered the admission, at which point it became final (see Matter of Sean B., 99 AD3d 433 [1st Dept 2012]). As in Matter of Leon T. (23 AD3d 256, 256-257 [1st Dept 2005]), “[a]ppellant’s assertion that he was forced to ‘incriminate’ himself prior to receiving any warnings is meritless; the admission had no…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. In re Leon T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. In re Humberto R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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