PEOPLE v. RIVERA


301 A.D.2d 463 (2003)

756 N.Y.S.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDDIE RIVERA, Appellant.

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

Decided January 28, 2003.


Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The record supports the hearing court's findings that the police had reasonable suspicion upon which to detain defendant, and that prior to the time they frisked him and recovered stolen property from his person, they had acquired probable cause to arrest him, or, at least, reasonable suspicion to warrant a self-protective frisk.

Defendant and his codefendant met a radioed description of two burglary suspects and...

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