Opinion
Submitted May 4, 2000.
June 19, 2000.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weber, J.), rendered November 7, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress statements made by him to law enforcement officials.
Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, N.Y. (Robert B. Kenney of counsel), for appellant.
James M. Catterson, Jr., District Attorney, Riverhead, N Y (Michael J. Miller of counsel), for respondent.
Before: CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).
Suppression of the defendant's statements was properly denied. The defendant willingly participated in the interrogation and polygraph test after receiving Miranda warnings (see, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436; People v. Gluckowski, 174 A.D.2d 752). A delay in arraignment, without more, does not cause the right of counsel to attach (see, People v. Ortlieb, 84 N.Y.2d 989; People v. Hopkins, 58 N.Y.2d 1079; People v. McCall, 248 A.D.2d 557). We concur with the finding of the hearing court that the delay in the defendant's arraignment on an unrelated charge was not for the purpose of depriving him of his right to counsel (see, People v. McNear, 265 A.D.2d 810; People v. Liles, 243 A.D.2d 729).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).