Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Okechukwu Amaobi, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-03-08
Citations: 82 A.D.3d 901
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Okechukwu Amaobi, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 82
Pages: 901–901

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Okechukwu Amaobi, Appellant.
[918 NYS2d 372]

Opinion:
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the Supreme Court properly denied that branch of his omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence. The police pursuit of the defendant and subsequent recovery of a handgun were based on police observations that the defendant was committing a crime and then fled when the police approached him (see People v Holmes, 81 NY2d 1056, 1057-1058 [1993]; People v Wynn, 25 AD3d 576, 577 [2006]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Delgado, 80 NY2d 780, 783 [1992]). Mastro, J.E, Balkin, Leventhal and Miller, JJ., concur.