People v. Pelzer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. CarrasquilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RhodesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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