Legal Opinion

People v. Hodges

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

Decided April 14, 1993Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The record supports the suppression court’s findings that the identification of defendant at the scene was spontaneous and occurred without police action. Because the physical evidence was abandoned by defendant at the time of his lawful stop and therefore not in response to unlawful police conduct (see, People v Matienzo, 81 NY2d 778; People v Terry, 190 AD2d 1064; cf., People v Bordeaux, 182 AD2d 1095, appeal dismissed 80 NY2d 915), Supreme Court properly refused to suppress it. We have considered the other issues raised by defendant, including…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. MatienzoNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. People v. BordeauxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. TerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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