People v. Steele

OPINION OF THE COURT

Allen Murray Myers, J.

On this court’s own motion, the decision on the motion to suppress, signed on March 12, 1982, is recalled and the following is substituted.

This is a motion to suppress four taped conversations between the defendant Robert L. Steele and two police agents under CPLR 60.45. Two of these conversations were recorded on the telephone, one on March 25, 1980 and one on April 2, 1980. On April 2, 1980 and July 24, 1980 there were two additional conversations recorded face to face.

It is alleged that the defendant’s right to counsel under the New York State line…