Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. George Fitzgerald, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1973-07-16
Citations: 42 A.D.2d 744
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. George Fitzgerald, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 744–744

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. George Fitzgerald, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, Centralized Narcotics Division [held in New York County], dated December 6, 1972, which granted defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence. Order reversed, on the law, and motion denied. We are of the view that the motion should have been denied, because the arrest was justifiable on either or both of two theories: probable cause (People v. Oorrado, 22 N Y 2d 308, 313; People V. Gox, 28 N Y 2d 752) or abandonment (People v. Berrios, 28 N Y 2d 361). Hopkins, Acting P. J., Munder, Shapiro, Gulotta and Christ, JJ., concur.