Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2010

In re Christian G.

In re Christian G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided January 5, 2010
69 A.D.3d 406; 892 N.Y.2d 357
In re Christian G.

Opinion of the Court

The court properly denied appellant’s suppression motion. There was probable cause for appellant’s arrest based on an officer’s observations of behavior warranting a reasonable inference that appellant acted as a steerer and lookout in a drug transaction. We note that conduct of the type observed by the officer has been held to establish a legally sufficient case of accessorial liability (see e.g. People v Eduardo, 11 NY3d 484, 493 [2008]), a higher standard than probable cause. Concur—Tom, J.E, Andrias, McGuire and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.

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