People v. Thompson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J.

In this appeal from a conviction based on a guilty plea to sodomy and related crimes, the only issue is whether defendant unequivocally invoked his right to counsel, thereby vitiating his subsequent waiver of his Miranda rights, and rendering constitutionally infirm the inculpatory statement which followed.

At the suppression hearing, the People’s proof showed that on the morning of February 26, 1987, defendant telephoned the 20th Precinct and spoke to the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit’s Detective McGowan, who had previously told defendant’s family that she was…