Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Allen Howard, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-07-09
Citations: 47 N.Y.2d 988
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Allen Howard, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 47
Pages: 988–989

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Allen Howard, Respondent.
Argued June 7, 1979;
decided July 9, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Robert M. Pitler and Donna Krone of counsel), for appellant.
Bernard V. Kleinman for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion of Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy, Jr., at the Appellate Division (62 AD2d 179), with one caveat. In this case the statements of Detective Capers which precipitated defendant's incriminating response dealt expressly with subject matter directly related to the criminal offense with which defendant was charged. We do not determine what would have been the disposition had this not been so.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Meyer. Fuchsberg, J., taking no part.