Legal Opinion

People v. Vega

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

Decided December 23, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The moving papers in support of defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence contained only conclusory assertions of legal grounds and failed to allege any evidentiary facts to support those grounds. The court’s sum*925mary rejection of the motion was proper (CPL 710.60 [3] [b]; People v Alexander, 88 AD2d 749). Although the court was required to set forth the reasons for its decision, the failure to do so was not fatal, as defendant’s papers were plainly inadequate (People v Jordan, 122 AD2d 224, 225).

Defendant was not deprived of effective…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. TorrenceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. BignallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. O'ConnorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. CaldwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. BroomeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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