Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Garcia, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-10-08
Citations: 110 A.D.3d 468
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Garcia, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 110
Pages: 468–468

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Garcia, Appellant.
[971 NYS2d 876]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (A. Kirke Bartley, Jr., J.), rendered April 10, 2012, as amended April 18, 2012, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him to a term of one year, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The court had the unique opportunity to see and hear the witnesses (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]), and there is no basis for disturbing its credibility determinations, including its evaluation of inconsistencies in testimony and an officer's inability to recall minor details. Concur — Gonzalez, P.J., Mazzarelli, Andrias and DeGrasse, JJ.