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People v. Medina

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 1986
116 A.D.2d 744 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

January 27, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rotker, J.).


Judgments affirmed.

A Huntley hearing was held to determine the voluntariness of two custodial statements made by the defendant. At the hearing, two different versions of the facts were presented. Based upon the credibility of the witnesses, the content of their testimony, and other evidence in the record, the hearing court concluded that the People's version of the facts was the correct one. It held that the defendant was given proper Miranda warnings before making each statement, and that his statements were voluntarily given and therefore admissible at trial.

The record on appeal supports the hearing court's findings of fact; therefore, its decision should be upheld (see, People v Boyce, 89 A.D.2d 623). There is no inherent incredibility in the testimony of the People's witnesses; therefore, reversal of the hearing court's decision is not warranted (see, People v Garafolo, 44 A.D.2d 86). Lazer, J.P., Mangano, Brown and Lawrence, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Medina

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 27, 1986
116 A.D.2d 744 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Medina

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RICHARD MEDINA…

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

Date published: Jan 27, 1986

Citations

116 A.D.2d 744 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)