People v. Keith

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress an inculpatory remark allegedly made during the booking process. The remark was made after defendant “requested and obtained a brief response from the arresting officer as to why he was being charged” (People v Rivers, 56 NY2d 476, 478, rearg denied 57 NY2d 775). We conclude that the officer’s response was “a simple statement of fact, not provocative in any sense” (People v Howard, 60 NY2d 999, 1001; see, People v Arch, 265 AD2d 868, lv denied 94 NY2d 860). We reject defendant’s contentions…