Legal Opinion

People v. Scott

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

Decided December 28, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Duncan, J.), rendered December 22, 1983, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The arresting officers had probable cause to believe that the defendant had committed criminal trespass. It is well settled that information provided by an identified citizen accusing another individual of the commission of a specific crime is sufficient to provide the police with probable cause to arrest (see,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. People v. HairstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. DeWittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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