People v. Duran

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations, which are accorded great deference (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]).

The suppression court’s restrictions on defendant’s introduction of evidence were proper exercises of discretion, particularly in light of the fact that a suppression hearing is not a proceeding to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty (see People v DeJohn, 239 AD2d 184, 185 [1st Dept 1997], lv denied 90 NY2d 904 [1997]; see also People v Chipp, 75 NY2d 327, 336-338…