Legal Opinion
People v. Colon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 1, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Patricia M. Nunez, J, at hearing; A. Kirke Bartley, Jr., J, at jury trial and sentencing), rendered June 7, 2010, convicting defendant of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of six years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. The police acted on information that was far more reliable than an anonymous tip (compare Florida v J.L., 529 US 266 [2000]).
A visibly frightened witness told the police that a man had just threatened him with a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. AppiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. GovantesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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- Grimes v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. LetrizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013