PEOPLE v. THASA


32 N.Y.2d 712 (1973)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Williyan Thasa, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Aspland, District Attorney (Selig Rosenzweig of counsel), for appellant.

Leonard D. Wexler and Richard T. Haefeli for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BREITEL, JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER.


Order affirmed in the following memorandum: The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed on the ground that there is ample support for the affirmed findings of fact that the defendant was incapable of understanding or waiving constitutional rights accorded him by Miranda (see Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436) and that the People failed to prove the voluntariness of the defendant's confession beyond a reasonable doubt...

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