People v. Bell

The defendant’s contention that the police failed to establish probable cause for his arrest on the ground that the arresting officers did not testify at the suppression hearing was improperly raised for the first time on the defendant’s motion for leave to reargue his omnibus motion (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Cherry, 302 AD2d 472 [2003]). In any event, contrary to the defendant’s contention, the testimony of the detective who investigated the case was sufficient to support the hearing court’s determination that there was probable cause for his arrest. Although the arresting officers did…