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People v. Ford

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 3, 1984
106 A.D.2d 399 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

Opinion

December 3, 1984

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.).


Judgment affirmed.

Since the evidence at the suppression hearing established that defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his Miranda rights, and that his statements which ensued were voluntary, the trial court properly denied his motion to suppress his statements to Detective Melia and Assistant District Attorney Melendez on that basis ( People v. Huntley, 15 N.Y.2d 72).

We further conclude that defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to the two counts of murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree and grand larceny in the third degree is without merit (see People v. Dekle, 83 A.D.2d 522, affd 56 N.Y.2d 835; People v Gist, 42 A.D.2d 968; People v. Baskerville, 60 N.Y.2d 374).

We have considered defendant's contentions with respect to the trial court's instructions to the jury and the acts and statements of the prosecutor during the summation, which claims were for the most part unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law, and find that such are either without any merit or do not warrant reversal as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice.

Finally, there is no basis for finding that the trial court abused its discretion with respect to the sentences imposed or that we should exercise our discretion by reducing the sentences ( People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 86-87). Thompson, J.P., O'Connor, Boyers and Lawrence, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Ford

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 3, 1984
106 A.D.2d 399 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)
Case details for

People v. Ford

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PAUL FORD, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 3, 1984

Citations

106 A.D.2d 399 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

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