PEOPLE v. ROBLES


72 N.Y.2d 689 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juan Robles, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Murray, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold V. Ferguson, Jr., and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Carol Gette and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

James B. McCarthy for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Norman Barclay and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

In each of these unrelated cases, the defendant came under suspicion for murder and other offenses while being prosecuted for less serious, unconnected crimes. Each defendant was represented by counsel in the pending prosecutions. The investigating authorities, knowing that they could not subject the suspects to custodial interrogation in the absence of counsel while the prior charges remained...

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