PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND


81 A.D.2d 899 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin Townsend, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 18, 1981


Judgments reversed, on the law, pleas vacated, motion to suppress granted, and matter remanded to Criminal Term for further proceedings on the indictments.

Defendant incorrectly asserts that People v Rogers (48 N.Y.2d 167) requires the suppression of his statements and the physical evidence derived therefrom. The Rogers case held that once an attorney enters the proceedings, the police cannot question a suspect on...

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