Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Angel De La Rosa, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-03-26
Citations: 104 A.D.3d 571
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel De La Rosa, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 104
Pages: 571–571

Head Matter:
(March 26, 2013)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel De La Rosa, Appellant.
[961 NYS2d 162]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert M. Stolz, J., at suppression hearing; Daniel E FitzGerald, J., at plea; Charles Solomon, J., at sentencing), rendered September 22, 2009, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of nine months, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]). The court, which had the unique opportunity to see and hear the witnesses, credited testimony that the police made a lawful traffic stop, smelled marijuana through the car window, and saw cocaine in open view. Concur — Gonzalez, EJ., Sweeny, Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels and Román, JJ.