People v. Reynoso

dissents and votes to reverse the judgment appealed from, on the law and the facts, grant that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress statements made to law enforcement officials, and order a new trial, with the following memorandum: On September 30, 1998, at approximately 9:20 p.m. a robbery allegedly occurred at a Getty gas station in Howard Beach, Queens. The police investigation led to an individual named Jose Mendez who was interrogated on October 15, 1998, and subsequently admitted his participation in the robbery. Mendez told the detective that another person by…