Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Browne, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-12-17
Citations: 106 A.D.2d 510
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Browne, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 106
Pages: 510–511

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

Opinion:
—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Sangiorgio, J.), rendered April 14, 1983, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant's guilt was established by direct as well as circumstantial evidence that was sufficient to eliminate all innocent hypotheses (People v Kennedy, 47 NY2d 196, 202). The evidence included a statement defendant made to a detective on the telephone, essentially admitting that he stabbed the victim. A proper foundation was laid for introduction of this statement, upon which the jury could conclude that defendant was the speaker (People v Lynes, 49 NY2d 286, 291-292). Defendant was not in custody and, in any event, volunteered the inculpatory statement; hence no Miranda warnings were required (Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436, 478; People v Rodney P., 21 NY2d 1).
We have examined defendant's other contentions and have found them to be without merit. Mollen, P. J., Gibbons, Thompson and Bracken, JJ., concur.