Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1982PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
When a criminal suspect is subjected to custodial interrogation by police without being apprised of his right against self incrimination, any pertinent communication, whether made by statement or conduct, in response to the interrogation, is inadmissible at trial. Although here defendant’s communicative act should have been excluded, when viewed in light of the quantum and nature of the *455other, properly adduced, evidence, the error was harmless. Therefore, defendant’s conviction should stand.
On October 3,1974, police were summoned to a Manhattan apartment…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. SandersNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. RidgewayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
- People v. DereskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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