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People v. Carl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 13, 2005
19 A.D.3d 505 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

2002-07574.

June 13, 2005.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Dickerson, J.), rendered July 30, 2002, convicting him of assault in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.

Randall Richards, Bronxville, N.Y., for appellant, and appellant pro se.

Jeanine Pirro, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Thomas K. Chong and Lois Cullen Valerio of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Adams, J.P., Krausman, Rivera and Fisher, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence at the suppression hearing established that certain police officers, who did not have a warrant, entered the defendant's apartment in response to an emergency situation, whereupon they seized certain physical evidence that was in plain view. Under these circumstances, the hearing court correctly denied suppression of that evidence ( see People v. Molnar, 98 NY2d 328; People v. George, 7 AD3d 810; People v. Dixon, 281 AD2d 430; People v. Rielly, 190 AD2d 695, 696).

The defendant's contentions regarding the legal sufficiency of the evidence are unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPL 470.05; People v. Gray, 86 NY2d 10). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see People v. Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The sentence imposed was not excessive ( see People v. Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are either unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPL 470.05) or without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Carl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 13, 2005
19 A.D.3d 505 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

People v. Carl

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KIM CARL, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 13, 2005

Citations

19 A.D.3d 505 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
796 N.Y.S.2d 254

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