Opinion
November 15, 1991
Appeal from the Erie County Family Court, O'Donnell, J.
Present — Callahan, A.P.J., Denman, Pine, Balio and Lawton, JJ.
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The record supports Family Court's findings and determination that the police, in interrogating this 13-year-old respondent, created a coercive atmosphere and pressured respondent into admitting his involvement in the alleged crime. Those findings are entitled to much weight (see, People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761), and there is no reason to disturb the court's conclusion that respondent's statements were given involuntarily and must be suppressed.