The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Yusef Salaam, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's order upholding Yusef Salaam's conviction, holding that the police's refusal to allow his mother and other supportive adults access did not require suppression of his confession because there was no deception or trickery, and that the statutory notice requirements were satisfied in good faith. Justice Titone dissented, arguing that the isolation of the juvenile warranted suppression.