PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 220 SSM 29

17 N.Y.3d 834 (2011)

2011 NY Slip Op 6425

954 N.E.2d 1155

930 N.Y.S.2d 530

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. MARCELLE E. WILLIAMS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided September 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Green , District Attorney, Rochester ( Kelly Christine Wolford of counsel), for appellant.

Timothy P. Donaher , Public Defender, Rochester ( Drew R. DuBrin of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The reasonableness of a seizure, the existence of probable cause or reasonable suspicion, the classification of a detention as an arrest and the attenuation of evidence from police misconduct are all mixed questions of law and fact that are beyond this Court's review unless there is no record support for the determinations of the court below (see e.g. People...

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