Legal Opinion

People v. Sutton

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

Decided August 15, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Murray, J.), rendered July 13, 1984, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.

At the trial, the defendant testified that he was never advised of his Miranda rights, that he was hit and punched by detectives, that his request to call home was refused, and that after threats, he signed a written inculpatory statement without reading it and gave a videotaped statement to an Assistant District Attorney.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. People v. GrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. SmallsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Owens v. TrederCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  2. People v. RoseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. ConklinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. BakkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Owens v. TrederCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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