PEOPLE v. ADAMS


224 A.D.2d 703 (1996)

639 N.Y.S.2d 428

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Marcus Adams, Appellant

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

February 26, 1996


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

It is well settled that a police officer may arrest a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime. Probable cause may be supplied, in whole or in part, through hearsay information (see, People v Johnson, 66 N.Y.2d 398). Hearsay information provided to the police by an identified citizen is presumed to be reliable...

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