People v. Gonzalez

We find no reason to disturb the hearing court’s findings that the defendant knowingly and intelligently waived her Miranda rights (see, Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436) and voluntarily confessed to the crime. In so finding, the hearing court specifically rejected the testimony of the defendant and credited the testimony of the prosecution witnesses. It is well settled that issues of credibility are primarily for the hearing court, which saw and heard the witnesses and its determination should not be disturbed on appeal unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d…