People v. Tisi

A woman’s body with several knife wounds was found at her residence, in Warren and defendant was arrested later in the same day at his home. A hunting knife was found in defendant’s car, parked outside his home, after an officer saw it through the window. A motion to suppress the knife was denied and defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. *

On appeal, defendant contends his arrest was invalid and the resulting search of the automobile was illegal. Specifically, he states that the officer did not have probable cause for the arrest without a warrant.

The record belies this…