People v. Earley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mollen, P. J.
This appeal concerns the propriety of a warrantless arrest and seizure predicated entirely upon information provided by a citizen informant.
The defendant was charged with the possession of a sawed-off shotgun, and he moved, inter alia, to suppress the weapon. At the hearing held on the motion, Detective Peter Cifuni testified that, on the evening of June 6, 1976, he received a telephone call from one John Brisco, a cab driver, who informed him that he was going to pick up a man whom he feared because the man "carries a shotgun”. Brisco said that he would call…
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