Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Bryant, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-06-24
Citations: 50 N.Y.2d 949
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Bryant, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 949–951

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Bryant, Appellant.
Argued June 2, 1980;
decided June 24, 1980
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Lewis R. Friedman, Richard M. Asche, Herman Kaufman, Jack T. Litman, Russell M. Gioiella and Sharon L. Norton for appellant.
Mario Merola, District Attorney (David H. Fromm and Steven R. Kartagener of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Both of the courts below found as a matter of fact that defendant voluntarily agreed to accompany the police to the station house and to submit to police interrogation. Inasmuch as this affirmed finding that defendant's confession was not the product of illegal detention is supported by the record, it is beyond the power of this court to review. (See, e.g., People v Morales, 42 NY2d 129, 138.) Nor can we conclude on the record before us that defendant's confession was involuntarily obtained as a matter of law. (See, e.g., People v Casassa, 49 NY2d 668, 681.)
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.