People v. Selby

82 A.D.3d 433, 917 N.Y.2d 861

Opinion

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 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]). In an area known for drug activity, a trained and experienced narcotics officer saw defendant converse briefly with a man known to the officer to be a local seller of heroin and cocaine. Defendant received an unidentified object from the known drug dealer in exchange for money. These circumstances provided probable cause for defendant’s arrest (see People v Jones, 90 NY2d 835, 837 [1997]; People v Frierson, 61 AD3d 448 [2009], lv denied 12 NY3d 915 [2009]).

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence. Concur— Mazzarelli, J.E, Acosta, DeGrasse, Richter and ManzanetDaniels, JJ.