Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided September 29, 2011PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. The hearing evidence established that the police had reasonable *939suspicion to detain defendant for a showup identification, based on a radioed description that was sufficiently specific given the close spatial and temporal factors (see e.g. People v Johnson, 63 AD3d 518 [2009], lv denied 13 NY3d 797 [2009]). While there was no specific testimony as to the source of the information for the radio call, circumstances support the inference that one or both of the victims provided the description (see People v Daniels, 6 AD3d 245, 246…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LoveNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. DanielsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. VincentyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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