People v. Rivera

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PEDRO RIVERA, Appellant

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 20, 1965

208 N.E.2d 463 (N.Y. 1965)

208 N.E.2d 463

260 N.Y.S.2d 657

Opinion

Argued March 18, 1965

Decided May 20, 1965

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County, CHARLES MARKS, J.

Arthur Karger for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney ( H. Richard Uviller and Robert B. Sperling of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment of conviction modified to the extent of directing a hearing on the issue of the voluntariness of the confession introduced as a part of the People's case at the trial and, as so modified, affirmed. Case remitted to the Supreme Court, New York County, for such hearing ( People v. Huntley, 15 N.Y.2d 72). No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN.