PEOPLE v. GOODMAN


69 N.Y.2d 32 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Morgan Goodman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlene R. Popkin and Stephen J. Pittari for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Melinda Tell Lazare and Anthony J. Servino of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur with Judge SIMONS; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.


SIMONS, J.

Defendant was originally charged with several crimes, including murder, robbery, grand larceny, burglary and criminal possession of a weapon, arising from the death of Elodie Henschel, age 83, and the theft of her two diamond rings. After trial the jury convicted him of the larceny and acquitted him of the remaining charges. On appeal we reversed, ordering suppression of defendant's statement to the...

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