People v. Goodson

After being placed under arrest for stealing money from the complainant’s pants pocket, defendant was given his Miranda rights by the police on the scene. Ten to fifteen minutes later, on the way to the precinct, defendant made an inculpatory statement in response to a question regarding his unapprehended accomplices. A motion by defendant to suppress this statement having been denied, defendant requested the trial court to charge the jury on the issue of voluntariness pursuant to CPL 710.70, which request was denied. No error was thereby committed. A trial court is required to charge on…