Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Samuel Velasquez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-01
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 3
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Samuel Velasquez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 3–4

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Samuel Velasquez, Appellant.
[677 NYS2d 920]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Corriere, J.), entered February 26, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 6 to 18 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The principal informant's statements, which were based on personal observations, were amply corroborated by other sources including the citizen witness and a co-defendant (see, People v DiFalco, 80 NY2d 693). Defendant's right to counsel had not attached at the time of his statements (People v Bing, 76 NY2d 331), and the record supports the court's finding that defendant never requested an attorney. Defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved and without merit. Concur — Lerner, P. J., Wallach, Rubin and Saxe, JJ.