People v. Paige

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Whether an officer had a reasonable belief that the subject of the arrest warrant was in the home so as to demand entry into the residence is a mixed question of law and fact, which, if supported by record evidence, is beyond further review by this Court (see generally People v Francois, 14 NY3d 732 [2010]). We conclude that record evidence exists to support the determinations of the courts below.

Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.

On review of submissions…