Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Julio Perez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-03-12
Citations: 171 A.D.2d 454
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julio Perez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 454–454

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julio Perez, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Stephen Crane, J.), rendered April 4, 1989, convicting defendant after a nonjury trial of attempted burglary in the second degree and possession of burglar's tools, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of two to four years and a concurrent one year jail term, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence was properly denied. At approximately 3:00 a.m. on October 30, 1988, Susan Schiffman heard suspicious noises and voices at her neighbor's apartment door. Knowing this neighbor was vacationing, and after calling his apartment and not receiving a response, she called the police. The arresting officer discovered defendant and an accomplice crouched behind a cardboard box in a stairway leading to the roof; the accomplice carried an axe.
Any possible innocent interpretation of the unfolding events disappeared when defendant and Sanchez attacked the officer. Clearly, defendant's arrest was supported by probable cause. (People v McRay, 51 NY2d 594.) Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Milonas, Rosenberger, Asch and Smith, JJ.