People v. De Pasquale

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The sole ground on which defendant maintains that his confession should have been suppressed is that James Turner, defendant’s brother-in-law and a New York City police officer in another precinct, urged him to speak with the authorities after he had invoked his right to remain *695silent. In defendant’s view, the record shows that the police induced or actively aided Turner’s conduct and thus failed to observe defendant’s decision not to speak. The affirmed findings, however, are to the contrary. On this…