Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2000

People v. Hall

People v. Hall
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 24, 2000
276 A.D.2d 393; 714 N.Y.S.2d 76; 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10748
People v. Hall

Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Rettinger, J.), rendered December 17, 1998, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. There is no basis upon which to disturb the court’s credibility *394determinations, which are supported by the record. The radio transmissions from the undercover purchaser and “ghost” officer provided a sufficiently specific description, particularly since defendant was arrested at the specified location shortly after the drug sale and was the only person present matching the description (see, People v Rampersant, 272 AD2d 202). Moreover, as the apprehending officer approached, the ghost officer pointed defendant out as the seller (see, People v McGriff, 232 AD2d 326, lv denied 89 NY2d 926). Accordingly, defendant was arrested upon probable cause. We have considered and rejected defendant’s remaining claims. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Nardelli, Rubin, Saxe and Friedman, JJ.

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