People v. Pitts

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (McGrath, J.), rendered October 6, 1999, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

Upon this appeal, defendant challenges County Court’s denial of his suppression motion as well as its determination permitting the People to inquire about his youthful offender *581adjudications. Reviewing the circumstances surrounding defendant’s custodial statements, we do not find, as urged by defendant, that they were obtained in violation of his right…