By Steven Kovach

News Editor

The statements made to Syracuse Police by Brian T. Shaw the night of his arrest, including his oral confession to the killing of Chiarra Seals, will be permissible in court when his trial begins in January, according to a decision made by Judge Joseph E. Fahey.

The decision was sent by mail to Pat Quinn, the chief assistant district attorney for Onondaga County and the prosecutor of the case against Shaw, last week.

Quinn said Fahey wrote in his decision that the statements Shaw made the night of his arrest are considered voluntary because the officers who interrogated him read him his Miranda rights. The decision also stated that Shaw waived his rights to remain silent and to have an attorney by speaking to police.

Shaw’s murder trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 30, 2006. Quinn said a jury will be selected the first day, and the rest of the trial should take another week.