The court erred in denying defendant's suppression motion on the ground that the officer recovered the gravity knife from defendant based on a "search incident to arrest." Although the record supports a finding that the officer had probable cause to arrest defendant for assault based on reliable information from the assault victim, the People failed to meet their burden (see People v Di Stefano,
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