PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Ind. No. 110/14. Appeal No. 14066. Case No. 2015-02298.

195 A.D.3d 506 (2021)

145 N.Y.S.3d 350

2021 NY Slip Op 03814

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Matthew Williams, Appellant.

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

Decided June 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caprice R. Jenerson , Office of the Appellate Defender, New York ( Joseph M. Nursey of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Michael J. Yetter of counsel), for respondent.

Concur— Renwick, J.P., Kern, Singh, Moulton, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see People v Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761 [1977]). Evidence properly credited by the court established a properly conducted inventory search of defendant's backpack, and that "the primary objectives of the search were to preserve the property ... and to protect police...

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