People v Milton

Holding The court affirmed the conviction, holding that the police’s request for the defendant’s name and date of birth fell within the pedigree exception to Miranda. The questioning was deemed a routine administrative inquiry rather than a disguised attempt at investigatory interrogation, despite the defendant’s subsequent incriminating responses.

The court’s words

the police used pedigree questions as a guise for improperly conducting an investigative inquiry without first providing Miranda warnings

2026 NY Slip Op 04584, at the official text

the police must know with whom they are speaking in a residence

2026 NY Slip Op 04584, at the official text

the fact that his response[s] ultimately turned out to be incriminating does not alter the conclusion that, at the time [they were] asked, the question[s were] not a disguised attempt at investigatory interrogation by the police

2026 NY Slip Op 04584, at the official text

the warning[s] gave him an opportunity to retract his prior incriminating response[s]

2026 NY Slip Op 04584, at the official text