The People of the State of New York v. William A. Lucarano, Appellant the People of the State of New York v. Rufus…

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s denial of motions to suppress statements obtained from two defendants. It held that police are not required to conduct further inquiries into a suspect’s representation when the suspect reasonably denies having counsel, even though the police have knowledge of pending unrelated charges. The decision limits the duty imposed by People v. Bartolomeo to situations where the police’s belief in the suspect’s denial is unreasonable.