Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hayward Witherspoon, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-11-07
Citations: 105 A.D.2d 1066
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hayward Witherspoon, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 105
Pages: 1066–1066

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hayward Witherspoon, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant's statements were voluntary and not, as defendant asserts, improperly induced by misleading police comments (People v Tarsia, 50 NY2d 1; People v Yerdon, 51 AD2d 875; People v Rittenhouse, 37 AD2d 866). Additionally, since defendant failed to raise a factual issue regarding a violation of his Miranda rights by the arresting officers, there was no burden on the People to produce those officers at the suppression hearing (cf. People v McGregor, 84 AD2d 610). (Appeal from judgment of Monroe County Court, Mark, J. — burglary, third degree, and other charges.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Doerr, Denman and O'Donnell, JJ.