Legal Opinion

People v. Clayton

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

Decided December 2, 2008PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the hearing court properly denied that branch of his omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence recovered from his person at the police station after he was arrested during a vehicle stop. The credibility determinations of a hearing court are entitled to great deference on appeal and will not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see People v Henderson, 26 AD3d 444, 445 [2006]; People v Santiago, 18 AD3d 675, 675-676 [2005]). According to the testimony presented at the suppression hearing, which the hearing court fully…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. HallNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. People v. TroianoNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. MoreNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. HendersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. HunterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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  3. People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. HarryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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