People v. Richardson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from his conviction of assault in the third degree, bringing up for review a pretrial order denying his motion to suppress his statements to police. Defendant’s sole contention is that the statements were involuntarily obtained by means of a promise. We disagree.
A statement is not involuntary unless defendant’s will has been overborne so that the statement was not the product of essentially free and unconstrained choice (see, Arizona v Fulminante, 499 US 279; Colorado v Connelly, 479 US 157; Schneckloth v Bustamonte, 412 US 218;…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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