The brief statements a suspect gave to police about the slaying of a 91-year-old Bronx woman were made before the suspect received her Miranda rights and tainted admissions she made after the warnings were given, an appeals court ruled Thursday in overturning her conviction.
The 4-1 Appellate Division, First Department, said it had no choice under state Court of Appeals’ precedents except to grant Sparkle Daniel’s motion to suppress two written statements and the videotaped statement she gave to police after the warnings, and to order a new trial.
