Legal Opinion

People v. Vermont

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

Decided June 19, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J.), rendered October 19, 2009, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him to a term of 90 days, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion without granting a hearing. Defendant’s allegations failed to raise a legal basis for suppression (see People v Burton, 6 NY3d 584, 587 [2006]). The information provided by the People apprised defendant that his arrest was based on an undercover drug sale. Defendant’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BurtonNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. People v. BonnetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. HernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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