Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Elizabeth Gonzalez, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-19
Citations: 91 N.Y.2d 909
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Elizabeth Gonzalez, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 91
Pages: 909–911

Head Matter:
[692 NE2d 557, 669 NYS2d 526]
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Elizabeth Gonzalez, Respondent.
Decided February 19, 1998
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Deborah L. Morse and Susan Gliner of counsel), for appellant.
Fasulo, Freidson & Joyce, New York City (Patrick Joyce of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the motion to suppress denied.
The record in this case permits only the following inferences to be drawn from the unrefuted, unchallenged and fully credited testimony of the sole witness at the suppression hearing: that the officers who initially stopped defendant were part of the arresting detective's "buy and bust" team and heard the reports transmitted by their fellow officers over the radio (see, People v Mims [decided under the lead heading of People v Ramirez], 88 NY2d 99, 113-114); that the officers who initially stopped defendant at least had reasonable suspicion to detain defendant for a confirmatory identification; and that the detective who ultimately arrested defendant, and who searched defendant only after a confirmatory identification, had probable cause to make the arrest.
In light of this disposition, we need not reach the People's remaining argument.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick and Wesley concur.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order re versed and defendant's motion to suppress denied in a memorandum.