PEOPLE v. COLWELL


65 N.Y.2d 883 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mark S. Colwell, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Fox, Public Defender (Thomas A. Saitta of counsel), for appellant.

Patrick H. Mathews, District Attorney (Gerald F. Mollen of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On April 19, 1982, police arrested defendant for harassment and learned from the records that he had been charged with burglary in 1981. Without asking defendant about the status of the burglary charge, investigators questioned him about two unrelated sex crimes which had been committed in February 1981 and April 1982. After waiving his Miranda...

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