Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Maerling, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1983-07-25
Citations: 96 A.D.2d 600
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Maerling, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 600–601

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Maerling, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Stark, J.), rendered October 4, 1979, convicting him of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. On September 20, 1982, this court remitted the case to Criminal Term to hear and report with respect to the warrantless arrest of defendant in his home on February 14, 1973 (see Payton v New York, 445 US 573; United States v Johnson, 457 US 537), and the appeal has been held in abeyance in the interim (People v Maerling, 89 AD2d 1001). Criminal Term has now complied. Judgment affirmed. The evidence adduced at the hearing, where credibility was the crucial factor, supports the conclusion of the hearing court that the police entered defendant's home on February 14, 1973 with the consent of defendant's wife. Therefore, the arrest of defendant following the consensual entry was valid and the statement made by the defendant, after being advised of his Miranda rights, was properly held to be admissible. We have considered defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit. Mollen, P. J., Lazer, Thompson and O'Connor, JJ., concur.