PEOPLE v. MEALER


57 N.Y.2d 214 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Mealer, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley Werner Kornrich and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Bruce Allen and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur; Judge GABRIELLI taking no part.


Chief Judge COOKE.

A suspect whose right to counsel has attached with respect to a past crime may be subjected to questioning outside the presence of counsel by police who are investigating a new crime in progress, so long as the questioning is legitimately related to the new crime. Evidence thereby obtained, if not otherwise violative of the suspect's rights, may be presented to prove the suspect's guilt of...

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