PEOPLE v. PINZON


44 N.Y.2d 458 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Cruz Pinzon, Jr., Also Known as Cruz Pinzon Barbosa, Jr., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry F. O'Brien, District Attorney (Steven Hovani and Kevin J. Crowley of counsel), for appellant.

Anna M. Perry and John F. Middlemiss, Jr., for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


WACHTLER, J.

A Suffolk County jury found the defendant guilty of criminally negligent homicide. The Appellate Division reversed and dismissed the indictment holding that the defendant's confession should be suppressed because the police questioned him in custody, in the absence of counsel, after an attorney retained to represent him had repeatedly called the police department central switchboard, identified himself...

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