People v. Depinto

124 A.D.3d 677, 997 N.Y.S.2d 915

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: January 14, 2015
• Docket: 2014-04075
• Status: Published

Opinion

Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Peck, J.), dated April 10, 2014, which, after a hearing, pursuant to a stipulation in lieu of motions, suppressed physical evidence.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings on the indictment.

The Supreme Court erred in determining that the People failed to establish that probable cause supported the defendant’s arrest for driving while intoxicated. The testimony of the arresting officer, which the Supreme Court credited, was sufficient to demonstrate that he had reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant was intoxicated and had been operating his vehicle in that state (see People v Shaffer, 95 AD3d 1365, 1366 [2012]; People v Fenger, 68 AD3d 1441, 1443 [2009]; People v Gibeau, 55 AD3d 1303, 1304 [2008]; People v Schmitt, 262 AD2d 588 [1999]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court should not have suppressed physical evidence.

Rivera, J.P., Skelos, Roman and Miller, JJ., concur.