People v. Walker

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [3]) and two counts of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [1], [3]). Defendant contends that he was in custody without probable cause and thus that his statement should have been suppressed as the product of an unlawful arrest and detention. We disagree. The identified citizen informant who witnessed the crime is presumed to be reliable and her basis of knowledge was her observation of the crime she described (see, People v Hetrick, 80…