Legal Opinion

People v. Ligon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 15, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Bart Stone, J.), rendered July 9, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the *517second degree and false personation, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an aggregate term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]). The police lawfully stopped defendant’s car for a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  2. People v. PressleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. People v. McCloudAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Williamson v. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. People v. PinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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