The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. We conclude that the police had probable cause to arrest defendant for robbery. After seeing a man argue with, chase, and attempt to hit defendant, the police learned that each man was claiming to have just been robbed by the other. The police reasonably credited the complainant's account, given its level of detail and its consistency with the circumstances that the officers observed (see People v Lopez,
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PEOPLE v. VELEZ
4702, 1387/13.
154 A.D.3d 527 (2017)
2017 NY Slip Op 07223
63 N.Y.S.3d 36
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE VELEZ, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided October 17, 2017.
Decided October 17, 2017.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.
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