Legal Opinion
People v. Waterman
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided January 4, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Irving Lang, J.
Where evidence is seized as a result of information supplied by a police undercover agent can the prosecution prevail on a motion to suppress without testimony from the undercover agent at the suppression hearing?
THE FACTS
On February 7, 1983, the defendant was taken in custody after the arresting officer received a radio transmission from a police undercover officer that a male black, 5 feet, 5 inches — 5 feet, 7 inches tall wearing a blue coat, blue jeans and brown work shoes had sold him two glassine *490envelopes of heroin at a particular location. The…
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- People v. DardenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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