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People v. Bouzy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 29, 1997
242 A.D.2d 729 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

September 29, 1997

Appeal from Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Supreme Court's summary denial of those branches of the defendant's omnibus motion which were to suppress physical evidence and identification testimony for lack of probable cause was proper. A motion to suppress evidence must be supported by "sworn allegations of fact" (CPL 710.60). The defendant's moving papers, however, merely contained conclusory allegations which were insufficient to raise any factual issues relating to the legality of his arrest ( see, CPL 710.60 [b]; People v Mendoza, 82 N.Y.2d 415; People v. Alers, 234 A.D.2d 310).

The defendant is correct in pointing out that by failing to delineate the basis for its denial of the defendant's motion the court did not follow the dictates of CPL 710.60 (6). That section requires the court to set forth its fact-findings, legal conclusions, and reasons for its determination "[r]egardless of whether a hearing was conducted" (CPL 710.60). The court's failure to set forth these findings, however, is not fatal, and does not require remedial action, inasmuch as the defendant's moving papers were so plainly inadequate as to justify summary denial of his motion ( see, People v. Berdecia, 223 A.D.2d 444; People v. Jordan, 122 A.D.2d 224, 225; Matter of Raoul A., 240 A.D.2d 565).

Rosenblatt, J.P., Ritter, Santucci and McGinity, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bouzy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 29, 1997
242 A.D.2d 729 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Bouzy

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ALCHANGE BOUZY…

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

Date published: Sep 29, 1997

Citations

242 A.D.2d 729 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
664 N.Y.S.2d 926

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