PEOPLE v. OSA


203 A.D.2d 198 (1994)

611 N.Y.S.2d 161

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Martin Osa, Appellant

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

April 28, 1994


The hearing court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress the drugs recovered from his person and the statements he made to the police. Credibility determinations of a hearing court are to be afforded great weight (People v Fonte, 159 A.D.2d 346, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 734). Here, the hearing court credited the arresting officer's testimony, noting that he had testified "in a very direct and straightforward manner often...

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