Legal Opinion
People v. McCovey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 26, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.), dated June 22, 2000, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.
Ordered that the order is affirmed.
The factual findings and credibility determinations of a hearing court are entitled to great deference on appeal, and will not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761; People v Jakins, 277 AD2d 328; People v Rose, 204 AD2d 745). The hearing minutes support the granting of that branch…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BoodleNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RoseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. JakinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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