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PEOPLE v. RIVERS

56 N.Y.2d 476 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Rivers, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Livingston L. Hatch for appellant.

Joseph W. Kelley, District Attorney (Steven J. Greenblatt and Michael A. Gross of counsel), for respondent.

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

WACHTLER, J.

The primary question on this appeal concerns the admissibility of a statement made by the defendant in the absence of counsel after his arrest on a warrant and after he had requested and obtained a brief response from the arresting officer as to why he was being charged with the same offense as his companions. The trial court and the Appellate Division...

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