People v. Brooks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contentions that the convictions of manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree were against the weight of the evidence and that his sentence was harsh and excessive. Further, we find no merit to defendant’s contention that the statements defendant made to the police should have been suppressed because he was intoxicated at the time he made the statements. " '[P]roof that the accused was intoxicated at the time he confessed his guilt of crime will not, without more, bar the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. SchompertNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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