PEOPLE v. DENNIS


125 A.D.2d 325 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sanford K. Dennis, Appellant

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

December 1, 1986


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that his arrest was not based upon probable cause and, therefore, the physical evidence obtained from him should have been suppressed as the fruits of an illegal arrest. We disagree. The defendant was seized by the arresting officer along the burglar's anticipated escape route. The defendant matched the complainant's general physical description of the burglar, which included sex, race and size, and was...

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