People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We conclude that there is no merit to the contention of defendant that his arrest was not based on probable cause. Defendant matched the victims’ detailed descriptions of the individual who committed the robberies and sexual assaults. Additionally, when defendant was observed by the police two hours after the crime in proximity to the crime scene, he acted furtively and attempted to hide in an alley. Thus, the police had sufficient information to support a reasonable belief that an offense had been committed and that defendant was the perpetrator…
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