Legal Opinion
People v. Towndrow
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 1997No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of murder in the second degree, defendant contends that County Court erred in denying his motion to suppress his confession. He contends that his *822confession was the product of psychological coercion over a lengthy period of custodial interrogation and that the court erred in crediting the testimony of the police officers. We disagree.
The record supports the court’s findings that, although defendant was at the police station for 14 hours before he gave his confession, the confession was knowing, intelligent…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. SwimleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. GuintaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by11 opinions
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- People v. WoodsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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