Legal Opinion
People v. James
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.), rendered October 14, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 6V2 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. There is no basis upon which to disturb the court’s credibility determinations, which are supported by the record. The police properly approached a van bearing a stolen license plate and other indicia of being a stolen vehicle. After defendant put his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. CarveyNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- People v. SotoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. FajardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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