PEOPLE v. ROGERS


52 N.Y.2d 527 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Rogers, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Adolfsen for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Peter Weinstein and Barbara L. Linzer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


WACHTLER, J.

The defendant was convicted of felony murder and related offenses for killing and raping Linda Jack in Brooklyn in the summer of 1974. The Appellate Division affirmed, without opinion. The defendant appeals. The primary issue is whether admissions made by the defendant to the police following an arrest without probable cause were properly allowed into evidence.

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