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AFTER TRIGGERING A SECURITY ALARM AT A SPORTING GOODS STORE, DEFENDANT WAS DETAINED IN THE STORE FOR HALF AN HOUR IN THE PRESENCE OF POLICE OFFICERS WHOSE QUESTIONS WERE NOT CONFINED TO THE PETIT LARCENY INVESTIGATION RE: AMMUNITION, BUT RATHER RELATED TO DEFENDANT’S POSSESSION OF FIREARMS; DEFENDANT’S UNWARNED STATEMENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED; CONVICTION REVERSED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing defendant’s conviction, determined the questioning by the police when defendant was still in a sporting goods store where he allegedly attempted to steal ammunition constituted custodial interrogation in the absence of the Miranda warnings. The statements made by the defendant at the sporting goods store should have been suppressed:

The entire interaction at the sporting goods store was captured by the various body cameras worn by the police involved. Viewing same, it is evident that, throughout most of the interaction, four police officers were present at the sporting goods store, with at least one officer positioned between defendant and the exit. More importantly, shortly after the police arrived, defendant had been told to empty his pockets and place all of his personal property on the counter. Defendant did so. While being detained by the police, defendant asked the police multiple times if he could retrieve his possessions. The police denied each of these requests. … Additionally, the questions posed by the police to defendant exceeded that necessary for investigation. Many of their inquiries were not limited to the petit larceny, the allegation in question, but instead focused on firearms that defendant may have possessed, their location, caliber and defendant’s intent as to his usage of same. With the benefit of viewing the interaction between the police and defendant, and considering all the circumstances involved, we cannot say that a reasonable person would have felt free to leave … . People v Abdullah, 2022 NY Slip Op 04045, Third Dept 6-23-22

Practice Point: Defendant triggered a security alarm in a sporting goods store when he attempted to steal ammunition. He was detained by police in the store for half an hour and was asked questions about his possession of firearms. Because the questions exceeded the scope of the petit larceny investigation and were not preceded by the Miranda warnings, defendant’s statements should have been suppressed. His conviction was reversed.

 

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