Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonore Emma Coons, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-12-29
Citations: 31 N.Y.2d 961
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonore Emma Coons, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 961–962

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonore Emma Coons, Appellant.
Submitted December 18, 1972;
decided December 29, 1972.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein, there were presented and necessarily passed upon questions under the Constitution of the' United States, viz: Whether the rights of the defendant under the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments were denied. Defendant argued that certain statements were elicited from her by the arresting officers without administering the requisite warnings. (Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436.) Defendant also argued that a subsequent, interrogation at the police station was improper because she was questioned in the absence of her counsel, who was present in the police station a part of the time, and because at the time of her arrest she had indicated a desire to say nothing more. The Court of Appeals considered these contentions and held that there was no violation of defendant's constitutional rights. [See 31 N Y 2d 800.]