DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the oral and written statements admitted during his trial should have been suppressed. However, the hearing court determined that the defendant willingly went with the detectives to the police precinct, where he was given and voluntary waived his Miranda rights (see, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436), and thereafter made the challenged statements. Great weight must be accorded to the determination of the hearing court based on its ability to assess the credibility of witnesses (see, People v. Bucknor, 140 A.D.2d 705; People v. Armstead, 98 A.D.2d 726). Since the findings of the hearing court were not clearly erroneous, they must be upheld (see, People v. Bucknor, supra; People v. Armstead, supra).
BRACKEN, P.J., ALTMAN, GOLDSTEIN and McGINITY, JJ., concur.