People v. Vasquez

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered July 25, 1990, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of from 15 years to life and from 2 Vs to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

On this appeal, defendant maintains that his warrantless arrest, in a public place, was without probable cause and that, as a result, his statements admitting to the murder for which he was apprehended should be…