People v. Jin Cheng Lin

Hall, J.,

dissents, and votes to reverse the judgment, grant that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress his statements to law enforcement officials, and order a new trial, with the following memorandum: I must respectfully dissent because, in my view, the statements made by the defendant to law enforcement officials should have been suppressed, and the defendant was deprived of his constitutional rights to present a defense and to a fair trial.

This case involves the murders of Cho Man Ng, known as Sharon (hereinafter Sharon), and her brother, Sek Man Ng, known as Simon…