Although the statement of an accomplice identifying a named individual as the perpetrator of a crime is legally sufficient to provide probable cause to arrest based upon the reliability accorded admissions against penal interest, "[s]uch admissions are not guarantees of truthfulness and they should be accepted only after careful consideration of all the relevant circumstances of the case indicates that there exists a basis for finding reliability" (People v Johnson
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ROUNDTREE v. CITY OF NEW YORK
208 A.D.2d 407 (1994)
617 N.Y.S.2d 170
James Roundtree, III, Respondent, v. City of New York, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 13, 1994
October 13, 1994
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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