People v. Scrimo

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Brown, J.), rendered June 18, 2002, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing (Ort, J), of those branches of the defendant’s omnibus motion which were to suppress physical evidence and his statements to law enforcement officials.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court properly determined that the police had probable cause to arrest him (see People v Thomas,…