People v. Hill

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Patricia M. Nunez, J.), rendered February 17, 2010, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. The record establishes that defendant was arrested by a police sergeant who undisputedly had probable cause to make that arrest (regardless of which officer was credited with the arrest for police administrative purposes), and that a wrench was recovered…