People v. Dunn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
The case before us concerns the admissibility of incriminating statements given by a defendant of limited mental capacity. We hold that the defendant’s inability to comprehend or waive his Miranda rights does not rule out the admissibility of a spontaneous, self-initiated statement that he made while in custody.
A jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree. The facts, which were not in dispute, established that the defendant was obsessed with the possibility of his paramour having…
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