PEOPLE v. MISSANA


68 A.D.2d 782 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Francis Missana, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

July 6, 1979


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Cosgrove, District Attorney (Mark S. Ackerman of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Carney (Peter Kooshoian of counsel), for respondent.

CARDAMONE, J. P., HANCOCK, JR., SCHNEPP and DOERR, JJ., concur.


WITMER, J.

This appeal presents a close question of whether police officers had probable cause to arrest defendant and seize drugs in his possession. We conclude that they did.

On May 2, 1978 Officer Juskiewicz of the Buffalo Police Department received an anonymous telephone call asking the police to "do something" about a young man selling LSD to kids in bowling alleys. The caller described defendant...

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