PEOPLE v. MARTIN

Ind. No. 2525/16. Appeal No. 14172. Case No. 2019-4542.

197 A.D.3d 434 (2021)

149 N.Y.S.3d 893

2021 NY Slip Op 04738

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wayne Martin, Appellant.

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

Decided August 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet E. Sabel , The Legal Aid Society, New York ( David Crow of counsel) and Winston & Strawn LLP, New York ( Michael A. FernÁndez of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Jonathan Cantarero of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Kapnick, Moulton, Scarpulla, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. Based on the totality of the relevant factors (see People v Jones, 90 N.Y.2d 835, 837 [1997]), the hearing evidence supported the court's finding that there was probable cause for defendant's arrest. In an area with a high incidence of drug trafficking, a trained and experienced narcotics officer saw defendant crush an unidentified...

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