Legal Opinion

People v. Fontaine

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 7, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fuchs, J.), rendered January 5, 1983, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress evidence.

*72Judgment affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that his arrest was based only upon a vague and generalized description and thus did not satisfy the criteria for probable cause (cf. People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 225; People v Riddick, 110 AD2d…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. FunchessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. TarratAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. SanchezNew York Supreme Court · 1991

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