People v. Solomon

Based on the testimony adduced at the suppression hearing, we are in agreement with the hearing court’s determination that while the Miranda warnings issued to the defendant were legally deficient, his statements made subsequent to his arrest were spontaneous and thus admissible (see, People v Maerling, 46 NY2d 289; People v Kaye, 25 NY2d 139).

Moreover, the circumstantial evidence elicited at the trial, when viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, Jackson v Virginia, 443 US 307, 319; People v Lewis, 64 NY2d 1111, 1112), was sufficient to permit the jury to draw the…