Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Oscar Cooke, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-12-14
Citations: 267 A.D.2d 104
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Oscar Cooke, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 104–104

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Oscar Cooke, Appellant.
[699 NYS2d 686]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheldon Levy, J., at hearing; Dorothy Cropper, J., at plea and sentence), rendered April 21, 1997, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2V2 to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. We see no reason to disturb the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record. Accordingly, we agree with the hearing court's finding that the information relayed to the police officers from the crime victim provided a sufficient predicate for the ensuing search of the car and trunk pursuant to the automobile exception (see, People v Belton, 55 NY2d 49). Moreover, the People established by clear and convincing evidence that defendant voluntarily consented to the search. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Williams, Tom, Mazzarelli and Buckley, JJ.