People v. Laltoo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael R. Sonberg, J.), rendered March 30, 2004, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of resisting arrest, and sentencing him to a term of three years’ probation, unanimously affirmed.
There was sufficient evidence that the police were trying to effect an “authorized arrest” (Penal Law § 205.30), in that they had probable cause to arrest defendant. “Probable cause does not require . . . proof beyond a reasonable doubt” (People v Mercado, 68 NY2d 874, 877 [1986], cert denied 479 US 1095 [1987]). Furthermore, defendant could properly be convicted of…
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- People v. MercadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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