People v. Hayes

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Calabrese, J.), rendered January 23, 2003, convicting him of criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing (DeRiggi, J.), of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress a statement he made to law enforcement officials.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The arresting officer had probable cause to arrest the…