People v. Ellis

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, motion to suppress statements made by defendant in response to police interrogation at the 24th Precinct granted, and a new trial ordered:

Defendant, at the request of police investigating a homicide, notified the local precinct house by telephone that he, accompanied by his attorney, would report for questioning. On arriving at the precinct, defendant asked whether his attorney was there and was told that he had not yet arrived. Defendant then met with the officer in charge of the investigation, who had…