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People v. Francis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 24, 1998
253 A.D.2d 704 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Summary

holding that defendant did not meet his burden of establishing a reasonable expectation of privacy where he was deemed a trespasser and there was no evidence to support his claim that he was an overnight guest

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Opinion

September 24, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J., at suppression hearing; Jeffrey Atlas, J., at plea and sentence).


Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The court correctly found that defendant failed to meet his burden of establishing a legitimate expectation of privacy in the premises, where defendant's claim that he was an "overnight guest" in the apartment is unsupported by the record. We see no reason to disturb the court's credibility determinations ( see, People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761). The evidence, including hearsay rendered admissible by CPL 710.60 (4), established that armed trespassers had taken over the apartment, which was supposed to be vacant, and that defendant's connection with the apartment was entirely that of a trespasser, notwithstanding his claimed relationship with a former tenant ( see, People v. Jose, 252 A.D.2d 401).

Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Saxe, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Francis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 24, 1998
253 A.D.2d 704 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

holding that defendant did not meet his burden of establishing a reasonable expectation of privacy where he was deemed a trespasser and there was no evidence to support his claim that he was an overnight guest

Summary of this case from State v. Hemphill
Case details for

People v. Francis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERT FRANCIS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Sep 24, 1998

Citations

253 A.D.2d 704 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
679 N.Y.S.2d 2

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