People v. Murchinson

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered April 17, 1975, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. A Huntley hearing shall be held prior to the trial if defendant applies for such a hearing. Even though defendant contended that he had never made any statement to the police, he was nevertheless entitled to a full inquiry into the voluntary nature of his purported confession when, after having been served with a notice of intention to introduce such a…