Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

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

Decided October 9, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Grosso, J.), dated May 2, 2006, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.

*796Ordered that the order is affirmed.

In its suppression ruling, the court found the officer’s testimony regarding the circumstances of the traffic stop to be incredible. Specifically, the court found the officer’s demeanor “evasive,” and explained that the officer “equivocated” during part of his testimony. “The resolution of issues of credibility made by a hearing court are…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. TorresNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. RomeoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. People v. CollierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. SutherlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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