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Matter of Roman v. Constantine

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 14, 1992
185 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

July 14, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Wolf, Jr., J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Pine, Balio, Lawton and Doerr, JJ.


Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Upon our review of the record, we conclude that respondent's determination was supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Ligreci v. Honors, 171 A.D.2d 1058, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 853). Because petitioner's noncustodial statement during an interview by a superior officer was not illegally obtained, there is no merit to his claim that respondent's violation of his constitutional rights mandates its exclusion (cf., Matter of Boyd v. Constantine, 180 A.D.2d 186).

We also find no merit to petitioner's contention that his statement was inadmissible because he was not Mirandized before the interview (see, 1988-1991 Police Benevolent Association [PBA] Agreement § 16.2 [A] [1]) and because the interview was not recorded (see, PBA Agreement § 16.2 [A] [9]). The record establishes that petitioner's interview was an "ordinary supervisory inquir[y]", and therefore it was not governed by the procedural requirements of section 16.2 of the Police Benevolent Association Agreement (PBA Agreement § 16.3).

We have reviewed petitioner's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.


Summaries of

Matter of Roman v. Constantine

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 14, 1992
185 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

Matter of Roman v. Constantine

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JOSUE ROMAN, Petitioner, v. THOMAS A. CONSTANTINE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Jul 14, 1992

Citations

185 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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