People v. Cutri
Opinion of the Court
—Appeals by the defendants from three judgments (one as to each defendant) of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Perone, J.), all rendered October 2, 2001, convicting each of the defendants of assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentences. The appeals bring up for review the denial, after a hearing, of those branches of the defendants’ separate omnibus motions which were to suppress identification testimony, those branches of the separate omnibus motions of the defendants Michael Cutri and Brian Vittorini which were to suppress their statements to law enforcement officials, and that branch of the omnibus motion of the defendant Brian Vittorini which was to suppress physical evidence.
Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.
The police had reasonable suspicion to detain the defendants, as they had information from a witness that the defendant Joseph Biancamano had been present at the scene of the assault, and the three defendants together fit a general description of the assailants (see People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210 [1976]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied those branches of the defendants’ separate omnibus motions which were to suppress identification testimony, those branches of the separate omnibus motions of the defendants Michael Cutri and Brian Vittorini which were to suppress their statements to law enforcement officials and that branch of the omnibus motion of the defendant Brian Vittorini which was to suppress physical evidence.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the pros
The defendants’ remaining contentions are without merit. Altman, J.P., Florio, Adams and Rivera, JJ., concur.
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