People v. Boutot

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Duskas, J.), rendered February 17,1981, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. On May 5, 1980, the body of one Mary Collins, a patient of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, was found on the grounds of the facility. She had been strangled. Suspicion focused on defendant when police were advised by a staff person that defendant had been overheard discussing the incident. The officers interviewed defendant on two separate occasions, May 5 and 6. Miranda warnings were given…