People v. Williams

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (McShane, J.), rendered March 22, 1979, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was arrested by the police based upon information received from a confidential informant. He contends that because the police did not prove the informant’s basis of knowledge and reliability, the arrest lacked probable cause. We disagree. The record before the hearing court shows that the informant…