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People v. Slates

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 9, 2008
57 A.D.3d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4768.

December 9, 2008.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard D. Carruthers, J.), rendered November 17, 2006, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 1½ to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Robert S. Dean of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York (Sheila L. Bautista of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Tom, J.P., Gonzalez, Nardelli, Moskowitz and Renwick, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record ( see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761). Defendant's furtive behavior in attempting to purchase a MetroCard with multiple credit cards, viewed in light of the arresting officer's training and experience regarding credit card fraud at MetroCard vending machines, justified a level two inquiry, which led to defendant's production of two credit cards and his admission that they did not belong to him, furnishing probable cause for his arrest ( see People v Wilson, 52 AD3d 239, lv denied 11 NY3d 743).


Summaries of

People v. Slates

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 9, 2008
57 A.D.3d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

People v. Slates

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GREGORY SLATES…

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

Date published: Dec 9, 2008

Citations

57 A.D.3d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 9649
870 N.Y.S.2d 239

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