People v Guilford, 2012 NY Slip Op 04475 (4th Dept. 2012)
Syracuse is known for a lot of things. A nice downtown, a very affordable standard of living, a well endowed and recognized University, and this thing called a “white hot”. Those scared me when I lived up there. Sorry, I never was a fan of Hofmann’s hot dogs.
But the SPD in this particular case? Unbelievable. And, the majority of the Fourth Department affirmed County Court’s order condoning a confession after some kid spent 49 hours with (8 hours of real questionable sleep) after what appears to be a harsh interrogation.
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Where is Al Sharpton when you need him?
Okay, two people followed the hyperlink for Hofmann’s products. Is there anyone from Central New York or Western New York who can share any insight on their feelings towards Hofmann’s products? A lot of us from south of Westchester who lived in Syracuse just could never get into Hofmann’s products. Is it something that is endemic to the Syracuse and Rochester region? I never could get an answer.
What am I missing here? The court wrote that the confession was made AFTER the interrogation ended, AFTER he had the opportunity to consult with his attorney and AFTER the attorney advised him to confess in order to cut a favorable deal. It would appear that he actually did kill the mother of his children.
Hey at least they didn’t water board him. Good thing he talked or they would have beat him.
I am a capitalist that bemoans monopoly because a monopoly is just another form of centralized government/quasi goverment power.
I believe in democracy.
That being said you all should read Marx. Not as model of how things should be but as a explanation of why things get so messed up.
Follow the money is the theme. Who owns the means of coercion — the police. Obviously not the citizens.
You all might try to read the Constitution first.
I think the title of the post is misleading. The trial court suppressed the statements made during the 49.5-hour interrogation, and the App. Div. affirmed this suppression. As the App. Div. opined, “the length of the interrogation was unparalleled and should in no way be condoned.”
The decision is absolutely fine. I took Mr. Toell’s lead and read it.
In fact I am heartened by it. Usually nothing is ever suppressed.
The defendant acted like most afflicted with criminal urges — stupid; because criminals are stupid. Read the IQ studies.
See the movie Idiocracy. Stupid people breed faster then smart people. Can you imagine this country in say a hundred years. They’ll be spraying crops with gatorade instead of water — killing all of the crops and starving the people.
It will be the end of the human race. A whole species of Tea Party Tea Baggers wiped out because of stupidity.
I love it.
But how do you attenuate 49.5 hours of mind control?