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People v. Wheeler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 28, 2000
275 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

September 28, 2000.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Tejada, J.), rendered April 19, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4 1/2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Beth Beller, for respondent.

Lyssa M. Sampson, for defendant-appellant .

Before: Sullivan, P.J., Williams, Ellerin, Wallach, Friedman, JJ.


Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. Defendant's arrest was based on probable cause, since he was arrested on the basis of a detailed description that was highly accurate with respect to his physical characteristics and the type of shirt he was wearing, and since he was arrested within 10 minutes of the drug sale, at the precise location reported, and was the only person present who met the description. We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining arguments.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

People v. Wheeler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 28, 2000
275 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Wheeler

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. TEDDY WHEELER…

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

Date published: Sep 28, 2000

Citations

275 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
713 N.Y.S.2d 340