The following excerpt is from People v. McDonald, 2015 NY Slip Op 32917 (U) (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 2015):
At a hearing to consider suppression of statements made by a defendant, it is the People's burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the statements were voluntarily made and not the result of coercive police activity. People v. Guilford, 21 N.Y.3d 205, 208 (2013).
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