People v. Sutton

Decision Date09 December 1982
Citation456 N.Y.S.2d 771,91 A.D.2d 522
PartiesThe PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl SUTTON, Defendant-Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

J. Dolin, New York City, for respondent.

D. Blackstone, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before MURPHY, P.J., and SULLIVAN, ROSS, BLOOM and MILONAS, JJ.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.

Appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered February 4, 1980, convicting defendant, upon his plea, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and sentencing him to two to four years, held in abeyance and the matter remanded for a suppression hearing.

As part of an omnibus motion, defendant moved to suppress physical evidence pursuant to CPL § 710.60. The motion was predicated upon the affirmation of defense counsel. The defense counsel stated that, upon information and belief, defendant was seized by the police as he was walking down the street. The defense counsel stated that his client was unlawfully arrested before the gun was seized.

The Assistant District Attorney (ADA) submitted an affirmation in response to the omnibus motion. To the extent here relevant, the ADA alleged, upon information and belief, that two officers received a radio run that a man had a gun at a particular location. According to the ADA, the officers observed that defendant and two other individuals fit the description of those mentioned in the radio run. Upon seeing the officers, defendant purportedly ran and tossed the gun away. The gun was then recovered and defendant was arrested.

The suppression court denied this branch of the motion to suppress the gun on the ground that defendant never stated that the...

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  • People v. Gonzalez
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • March 4, 1986
    ...may be gleaned from the record as a whole, including the account of the events offered by the police officer (see, People v. Sutton, 91 A.D.2d 522, 456 N.Y.S.2d 771). As applied here, the only proof relating to standing was furnished by Officer O'Connor that defendant told him that he had b......
  • People v. Coleman
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • March 30, 1993
    ...actual possession of the item is sufficient to confer standing on the defense to challenge the alleged seizure (People v. Sutton, 91 AD2d 522 [456 N.Y.S.2d 771] [1st Dept.1982]. Affirmant alleges that if the weapon was discarded by the defendant, this action only occurred as a result of ill......
  • People v. Millan
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • June 26, 1986
    ...would require suppression of the physical evidence." (People v. Taylor, 97 A.D.2d 381, 467 N.Y.S.2d 590; accord, People v. Sutton, 91 A.D.2d 522, 456 N.Y.S.2d 771; see CPL 710.20, 710.60.) As already noted, in his moving papers defendant alleged only that a taxicab in which he was a passeng......
  • People v. Jones
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court
    • July 2, 1984
    ...or other vehicles for hire. Accordingly, suppression of the guns is granted as to all the defendants. * See, however, People v. Sutton, 91 A.D.2d 522, 456 N.Y.S.2d 771; People v. Taylor, 97 A.D.2d 381, 467 N.Y.S.2d ...
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  • B. Standing
    • United States
    • New York State Bar Association Practical Skills: Criminal Law & Practice (NY) IX Motion To Suppress Physical Evidence
    • Invalid date
    ...[366] 73 N.Y.2d 351, 540 N.Y.S.2d 757 (1989). [367] People v. Millan, 69 N.Y.2d 514, 516 N.Y.S.2d 168 (1987). [368] People v. Sutton, 91 A.D.2d 522, 456 N.Y.S.2d 771 (1st Dep't 1982); see People v. Taylor, 97 A.D.2d 381, 467 N.Y.S.2d 590 (1st Dep't 1983). [369] People v. Gonzalez, 68 N.Y.2d......

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