Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree relating to the killing of Tonya Simmons, who was stabbed 31 times and found dead in the defendant's bed. The defendant appeals.
An individual taken into law enforcement custody for questioning must be informed of his or her Miranda rights (see Miranda v Arizona,
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