Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Caesar Santiago, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-10-07
Citations: 77 A.D.3d 422
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Caesar Santiago, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 422–422

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Caesar Santiago, Appellant.
[908 NYS2d 345]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (David Stadtmauer, J.), rendered March 5, 2008, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of attempted assault in the third degree, and sentencing him to a conditional discharge for a period of one year with a $250 fine, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress his statement. The hearing evidence establishes that the officer's question, "What happened?" at the scene of an assault did not constitute custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings (see People v Taylor, 57 AD3d 327 [2008], lv denied 12 NY3d 860 [2009]).
Defendant's remaining contentions are unavailing (see People v Correa, 15 NY3d 213 [2010]). Concur—Andrias, J.P., Friedman, Richter and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.