Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Clemente, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-28
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 552
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Clemente, Appellant.
Judges: Concur—Acosta, P.J., Richter, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Gesmer, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 552–552

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Clemente, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 698]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Albert Lorenzo, J.), rendered January 10, 2017, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him to a term of one year, unanimously affirmed.
Following our in camera review of unredacted search warrant documents, we find that there was probable cause for the issuance of the warrant. A reliable confidential informant personally made two controlled buys, and this information was verified by the police who supervised the buys (see e.g. People v Jaen, 140 AD3d 594 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 931 [2016]). The informant's account of the buys was detailed, and the information was not stale.
Concur—Acosta, P.J., Richter, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Gesmer, JJ.