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PEOPLE v. MORALES

22 N.Y.2d 55 (1968)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin Morales, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Farrell for appellant.

Isidore Dollinger, District Attorney (Daniel J. Sullivan of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING and BREITEL concur; Chief Judge FULD concurs in result but solely on the ground that the record established that defendant waived his constitutional rights and acquiesced in his being interrogated by the police at the police station.

JASEN, J.

This appeal squarely presents the issue of the authority of law enforcement officials to temporarily detain and question suspects upon less than probable cause for charges of crime after advising them of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights.

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