Legal Opinion

People v. Pelzer

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

Decided March 25, 2014PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael R. Sonberg, J., at hearing; Roger S. Hayes, J., at jury trial and sentencing), rendered May 18, 2012, convicting defendant of burglary in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

*574The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. Defendant’s arrest was supported by probable cause (see generally People v Carrasquillo, 54 NY2d 248, 254 [1981]), which does not require proof beyond a reasonable doubt (Brinegar v United States, 338 US 160, 175 [1949]; People v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. CarrasquilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. RhodesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Thomas v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026

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