People v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The 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 [1977]; People v Jakins, 277 AD2d 328 [2000]; People v Gordon, 242 AD2d 640 [1997]; People v Rose, 204 AD2d 745, 746 [1994]). Here, the record supports the hearing court’s conclusion that the People established that the search leading to the recovery of the defendant’s drugs was lawful, that the police had probable cause to arrest the defendant, and that the defendant’s written statement to law…
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