Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The evidence adduced at the Huntley hearing established that the incriminating statements made by the defendant to the arresting officers, to wit, "It wasn't me, it was Butch" and "I was there, but I didn't do it" were spontaneous, and not made as a result of police questioning or coercion (see, People v Rivers,
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