Legal Opinion

People v. Winkfield

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

Decided December 20, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

We reject the defendant’s contention that his statement to a law enforcement official should have been suppressed as the fruit of an unlawful arrest. Under the circumstances presented here, the arrest of the defendant by Florida authorities was law*960ful. The Florida authorities relied on a New York State arrest warrant and, therefore, could presume that the New York authorities had probable cause to arrest the defendant (see generally People v Konieczny, 2 NY3d 569, 577 [2004]). Furthermore, at the suppression hearing, it was clearly demonstrated that the New York authorities had probable cause…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. People v. KoniecznyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. WilkinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. Jin Cheng LinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. People v. Perez-OlivoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. ClarkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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