People v. Concepcion

Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Whether reasonable cause exists to conduct a warrantless search and seizure is essentially a factual determination and, as such, is beyond the scope of the power of review of this court unless, of course, the determination is erroneous as a matter of law (People v Alexander, 37 NY2d 202, 204, and the authorities cited therein). No error of that magnitude is evident on the record now before us. The only evidence adduced at the suppression hearing was from the two undercover police officers who testified that based on…