PEOPLE v. COKER


103 Misc.2d 703 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Olaniyi Coker, John Beckford and Garfield Alston, Defendants.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Bronx County.

March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Kunstler and C. Vernon Moore for Olaniyi Coker, defendant. Linzer & Sekaloff (Dennis K. Sekaloff of counsel), for John Beckford, defendant. Jerrold Berman for Garfield Alston, defendant. Mario Merola, District Attorney (Robert Moore of counsel), for plaintiff.


WALTER M. SCHACKMAN, J.

These are motions made to suppress statements given by defendants Coker and Alston to law enforcement officials prior to their arraignments on the charges of the felony murder of Herbert Finn, and the robbery of Finn and others, on the night of October 27, 1979. At issue are various statements made to police officers by defendant Coker and a video tape statement subsequently made pursuant...

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