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People v. Winston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 5, 2010
77 A.D.3d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

Nos. 3299, 3300.

October 5, 2010.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ralph A. Fabrizio, J.), rendered May 31, 2007, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to a conditional discharge, unanimously affirmed.

Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Jonathan Garelick of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Jean Soo Park of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Saxe, J.P., Nardelli, McGuire, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The People established by clear and convincing evidence that defendant voluntarily consented to the search of his apartment by agents of the United States Secret Service ( see generally People v Gonzalez, 39 NY2d 122). There was no threatening behavior by the agents or the accompanying police officers, defendant was never handcuffed or physically restrained, an agent expressly advised defendant of his right to refuse to consent to the search, and defendant signed a consent form.

Defendant's remaining arguments are unavailing ( see People v Correa, 15 NY3d 213).


Summaries of

People v. Winston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 5, 2010
77 A.D.3d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

People v. Winston

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWARD WINSTON…

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

Date published: Oct 5, 2010

Citations

77 A.D.3d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 7075
907 N.Y.S.2d 868