Legal Opinion

People v. Garcia

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 21, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward J. McLaughlin, J), rendered February 18, 2004, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of three years to life, unanimously affirmed.

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 [1977]). When the police responded to a violent dispute among a group of men at the open door of an…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. BehlogNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. McBrideNew York Court of Appeals · 2010

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