Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (McKay, J.), rendered October 18, 2005, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of those branches of the defendant’s omnibus motion which were to suppress certain statements made to law enforcement officials, physical evidence, and identification testimony.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The credibility determinations of a hearing court are entitled to great deference on appeal…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. DuuvonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. ChestnutNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. TorresNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Matter of Eljihn C. (Anonymous)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015