The single issue in this appeal concerns the voluntariness of the oral and written statements given by defendant in which he admitted engaging in sexual contact with a four-year-old girl. Following a Huntley hearing, County Court suppressed the statements. The People appeal.
Initially, we note that the voluntariness of a statement is generally "a question of fact to be determined from the totality of the circumstances" (...
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