Legal Opinion
People v. Edwards
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 24, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We reject the defendant’s contention that his statements should have been suppressed because the police allegedly placed him in custody without probable cause in order to question him. The record unequivocally establishes, and the hearing court found, that the defendant voluntarily consented to accompany the detectives to the precinct. Indeed, the record is barren of any indication that the police used force, threats or intimidation to coerce the defendant into accompanying them, and he was neither handcuffed nor restrained in any manner. Additionally, while at the precinct, the defendant was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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