PEOPLE v. MITCHELL


181 A.D.2d 583 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bernard Mitchell, Appellant

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

March 24, 1992


Although the information supplied to the police was based on hearsay, probable cause existed to arrest defendant for criminal possession of a weapon, it appearing that the informant had some basis of knowledge for the information imparted and that the information was reliable (People v Johnson, 66 N.Y.2d 398, 402). The citizen informant provided detailed information that an armed antagonist would be returning once more to "get" the...

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