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People v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 6, 1993
195 A.D.2d 489 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

July 6, 1993

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Mogil, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The radio transmission providing a report of suspicious activity, coupled with a civilian witness's description of the defendant's location, and the defendant's suspicious actions, coupled with Officer Anthony Repalone's observation of the defendant who matched the description, gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed, entitling the officer to briefly detain the defendant (see, CPL 140.50; People v Martinez, 80 N.Y.2d 444; People v. Leung, 68 N.Y.2d 734; People v De Bour, 40 N.Y.2d 210; People v. Walker, 192 A.D.2d 734). The identification of the defendant by an accomplice as having participated in an attempted confidence scheme was sufficient to escalate the existing reasonable suspicion to probable cause (People v. Johnson, 66 N.Y.2d 398, 402).

We have reviewed the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Thompson, J.P., Miller, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 6, 1993
195 A.D.2d 489 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES THOMAS, Appellant

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

Date published: Jul 6, 1993

Citations

195 A.D.2d 489 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
599 N.Y.S.2d 852

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