Opinion
February 9, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ferdinand, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The record supports the hearing court's determination that the defendant's statements, the giving of a false name to the police and to an Assistant District Attorney, were made in response to requests for pedigree information, and were not intended to elicit evidence of his guilt of the crimes charged ( see, United States v. Carmona, 873 F.2d 569; United States v. Adegbite, 877 F.2d 174, cert denied sub nom. Obalaja v. United States, 493 U.S. 956). Therefore, the statements were admissible although made in the absence of Miranda warnings.
Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the credible evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Joy, J.P., Krausman, Goldstein and Luciano, JJ., concur.