Judgment affirmed.
Defendant's guilt was established by direct as well as circumstantial evidence that was sufficient to eliminate all innocent hypotheses ( People v. Kennedy, 47 N.Y.2d 196, 202). The evidence included a statement defendant made to a detective on the telephone, essentially admitting that he stabbed the victim. A proper foundation was laid for introduction of this statement, upon which the jury could conclude that defendant was the speaker ( People v. Lynes, 49 N.Y.2d 286, 291-292). Defendant was not in custody and, in any event, volunteered the inculpatory statement; hence no Miranda warnings were required ( Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 478; People v. Rodney P., 21 N.Y.2d 1).
We have examined defendant's other contentions and have found them to be without merit. Mollen, P.J., Gibbons, Thompson and Bracken, JJ., concur.