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People v. Calloway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 874 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

December 27, 2000.

Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Smith, J. — Burglary, 1st Degree.

PRESENT: PINE, J. P., WISNER, HURLBUTT AND KEHOE, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

Defendant contends that she was illegally arrested in her mother's home without a warrant and that the physical evidence seized should have been suppressed as the fruit of the illegal arrest. Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the suppression court properly determined that the police lawfully entered the mother's home, based both on exigent circumstances ( see, People v. Ware, 242 A.D.2d 906, lv denied 91 N.Y.2d 899) and the consent of defendant's mother to that entry ( see, People v. Burnett, 270 A.D.2d 901). "The hearing court's assessment of credibility is entitled to great weight, and the court's determination will not be disturbed where, as here, it is supported by the record" ( People v. Little, 259 A.D.2d 1031, 1032, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 926). Because the arrest was lawful, there is no merit to defendant's contention that the physical evidence should have been suppressed as the fruit of that arrest. The further contention of defendant that the physical evidence should have been suppressed because it was not seized incident to her arrest is not preserved for our review ( see, People v. Honeycutt, 267 A.D.2d 1007), and we decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice ( see, CPL 470.15 [a]). Finally, the sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe ( see, CPL 470.15 [b]).


Summaries of

People v. Calloway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 874 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Calloway

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. STACIE CALLOWAY…

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

Date published: Dec 27, 2000

Citations

278 A.D.2d 874 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
718 N.Y.S.2d 924

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