People v. Suarez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In the spring of 1983 Detective Samuel Skeete was assigned in an undercover capacity to an investigation involving one Norman Johnson. On May 19, 1983, Detective Skeete visited a social club in Jamaica, Queens, and was told by Johnson that the drugs had not yet been delivered. Detective Skeete returned to the club at a later time and was informed by Johnson that his man was there and that he had the drugs. Detective Skeete told Johnson that the money was outside in his car, left the club to retrieve it, and gave the prearranged signal to his backup team.
The backup team followed him into the…
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