Legal Opinion
People v. Chapple
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1975PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
The question before us is whether defendant’s confession was voluntary and admissible, given the circumstances under which it was obtained. The County Court, after a Huntley hearing, determined that it was admissible, and the Appellate Division affirmed, two Justices dissenting. We reverse.
On December 3, 1971, at about 1:15 a.m., the defendant and a friend, Albert Beshon, were walking along the side of Route 22, headed toward Plattsburg. State Police Investigator Gerald Luck, driving by in the opposite direction, saw the pair and swung his car around into oncoming traffic in order to pull up…
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