People v. Abreu
This text of 196 A.D.2d 717 (People v. Abreu) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Juanita Bing Newton, J.), rendered January 28, 1991, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to 5 years probation, unanimously affirmed.
According the hearing court’s determination of credibility appropriate weight (People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761; [718]*718People v Hernandez, 172 AD2d 466, lv denied 78 NY2d 1077), we conclude that the officer’s testimony that he saw the butt of a gun in defendant’s waist is not incredible as a matter of law, and was not tailored to overcome constitutional objections (see, People v Garafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Asch and Rubin, JJ.
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196 A.D.2d 717, 603 N.Y.S.2d 719, 1993 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8468, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-abreu-nyappdiv-1993.