PEOPLE v. ROBLES


27 N.Y.2d 155 (1970)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Robles, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack S. Hoffinger, Arthur C. Muhlstock and Robert Z. Dobrish for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Michael R. Juviler and Bennett L. Gershman of counsel), for respondent.

Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, JASEN and GIBSON concur with Judge BURKE; Judge BREITEL dissents and votes to reverse and order a new trial in an opinion in which Chief Judge FULD concurs in a separate opinion.


BURKE, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Appellate Division, First Department, which affirmed a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, convicting him of two counts of murder in the first degree and sentencing him to life imprisonment on each count.

On this appeal, the courts below have found as a fact that the statements of defendant to the police were voluntary and not the product...

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