Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George W. Ludlow, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-11-18
Citations: 187 A.D.2d 936
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v George W. Ludlow, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 187
Pages: 936–937

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v George W. Ludlow, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The record supports County Court's firiding that defendant, despite his limited intellectual capacity, knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his Miranda rights and agreed to speak to the police (see, People v Williams, 62 NY2d 285, 287; People v Matthews, 148 AD2d 272, 274, lv dismissed 74 NY2d 950). The record also supports the suppression court's determination that defendant was not in custody before the Miranda warnings were given. A reasonable person, innocent of any crime, would not have believed he was in custody under the circumstances (see, People v Centano, 76 NY2d 837, 838; People v Yukl, 25 NY2d 585, 589, cert denied 400 US 851). (Appeal from Judgment of Jefferson County Court, Clary, J. — Murder, 2nd Degree.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Green, Pine, Boehm and Doerr, JJ.