PEOPLE v. ELLIOT

Ind Nos. 4594/16, 1890/18, 1890/18. Appeal No. 14316. Case No. 2019-5051.

198 A.D.3d 445 (2021)

156 N.Y.S.3d 142

2021 NY Slip Op 05401

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Elliot, Appellant.

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

Decided October 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( V. Marika Meis of counsel), for appellant.

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

Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Mazzarelli, Moulton, González, Pitt, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations. At a homeless shelter with an ongoing problem with drug activity, an officer with the Department of Homeless Services saw defendant drop from his pocket a large quantity of thumbnail sized plastic bags. Although the bags appeared to be empty, the officer knew by way of her training and experience that these bags were used to package drugs. This...

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