Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Domingo Sepulveda, Also Known as Luis Santiago, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-07-17
Citations: 64 A.D.2d 658
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Domingo Sepulveda, Also Known as Luis Santiago, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 64
Pages: 658–658

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Domingo Sepulveda, Also Known as Luis Santiago, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered September 19, 1975, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence. Judgment affirmed. In our opinion, the factor which distinguishes this case from cases such as People v La Pene (40 NY2d 210) and justifies the forcible seizure of defendant is that the anonymous telephone call at bar indicated that a gun or guns had actually been fired (see People v La Pene, supra, p 225; see, also, People v McLaurin, 43 NY2d 902, revg 56 AD2d 80 on the dissenting opn of Mr. Justice Nunez). Rabin, J. P., Gulotta, Cohalan and Margett, JJ., concur.