People v. Taylor, 57 N.Y.2d 729

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍(b) of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.2 [g]), order affirmed. Whether defendant’s remark constituted a request for ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍counsel, and whether the defendant was induced into making statements by a promise of leniency or a police officer’s legal advice, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍are questions of fact. These factual issues are beyond this court’s scope of review, inasmuch as the determination denying defendant’s mo tion ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍to suppress statements is supported by the record (People v McRay, 51 NY2d 594; People v Eisenberg, 22 NY2d 99).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer. Taking no part: Judge Gabrielli.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Taylor

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Sep 9, 1982

Citations: 57 N.Y.2d 729; 440 N.E.2d 1323; 454 N.Y.S.2d 976; 1982 N.Y. LEXIS 3656

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.