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At page 1481 Determining voluntary consent to a search based on totality of circumstances19 citing cases“the voluntariness of a consent to search is not vitiated, per se, by the failure to give miranda warnings to an accused while subject to custodial interrogation”2 citing courts quote it · 12 listed here
  • People v. Miller, 2018 NY Slip Op 1358 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2018).published 2 cites
    "Consent can be established by conduct as well as words" ( People v Bunce , 141 AD3d 536, 537 [2016] [internal quotation marks, brackets and citations omitted], lv denied 28 NY3d 969 [2016]; see People v Reed , 151 AD3d 1821, 1824 [2017],…
  • People v. Hoffman, 2018 NY Slip Op 747 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2018).published
    We conclude that defendant voluntarily consented to the entry of the police officers into his apartment ( see People v McCray , 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [4th Dept 2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]).
  • People v. Fioretti, 155 A.D.3d 1662 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2017).published
    Whether consent is voluntary must be determined from the totality of the circumstances (see Schneckloth v Bustamonte, 412 US 218, 227 [1973]; People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [4th Dept 2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]), including wh…
  • People v. Kabir, 148 A.D.3d 1802 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2017).published 2 cites
    We agree with the court that, even assuming, arguendo, that defendant had standing to contest the warrantless search, the People established that the resident of the home voluntarily consented to the search (see People v Nance, 132 AD3d 13…
  • People v. Freeman, 141 A.D.3d 1164 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2016).published 4 cites
    Based on the totality of the circumstances surrounding defendant’s consent to enter his home, we conclude that the consent was voluntary (see People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]).
  • People v. Huff, 133 A.D.3d 1223 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2015).published 2 cites
    The grandmother manifested her consent to the search by her willingness to cooperate and her conduct in leading the officers to the attic and unlocking the door thereto (see People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 110…
  • People v. Nance, 132 A.D.3d 1389 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2015).published 2 cites
    Such conduct signified the voluntary consent and willingness [of defendant’s girlfriend] to cooperate with the police officers in their search’ ” (People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]; see People v Sant…
  • People v. Walters, 124 A.D.3d 1321 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2015).published 2 cites
    Contrary to defendant’s further contention, County Court (DeMarco, J.) properly concluded that the individual voluntarily consented to the police entry into the house (see People v Gonzalez, 39 NY2d 122, 127-128 [1976]; People v McCray, 96…
  • People v. DeJesus, 118 A.D.3d 1340 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2014).published 2 cites
    Contrary to defendant’s contention, the People established that defendant’s mother voluntarily consented to the search of her home (see People v May, 100 AD3d 1411 , 1412 [2012], lv denied 20 NY3d 1063 [2013]; People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480…
  • People v. May, 100 A.D.3d 1411 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2012).published 2 cites
    The fact that defendant was in custody when he signed the consent to search form does not require suppression of the evidence seized from his apartment (see People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [2012]).
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  • People v. Wideman, 121 A.D.3d 1514 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2014).published 2 cites
    The People also have a “heavy burden” of proving that a defendant voluntarily consented to a search (People v Gonzalez, 39 NY2d 122, 128 [1976]; see People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1481 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]).
  • People v. Brown, 107 A.D.3d 1305 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2013).published
At page 1480 Affirming conviction based on jury credibility determinations6 citing cases“With respect to the determination that defendant’s initial statements resulted from investigatory questioning, we reject defendant’s contention that the police should have ceased questioning him and placed him under arrest after their initial investigatory questioning because they had probable caus…”the opinion's own words at *1480 · 4 listed here
  • People v. Womack, 222 A.D.3d 1412 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2023).published
    Although a different result may not have been unreasonable on either count, " '[t]he credibility of the victim and the weight to be accorded [her] testimony were matters for the jury' " ( People v McCray , 96 AD3d 1480, 1480 [4th Dept 2012…
  • People v. Townsend, 171 A.D.3d 1479 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2019).published
    Inasmuch as " [t]here is no constitutional right to be arrested' " ( People v McCray , 96 AD3d 1480, 1480 [4th Dept 2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1104 [2012]), however, that contention is without merit.
  • People v. Wilson, 120 A.D.3d 1531 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2014).published 2 cites
    Viewing the evidence in light of the crimes as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we also conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490,…
  • People v. Smalls, 100 A.D.3d 1428 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dep't 2012).published 2 cites
    “The credibility of the victim and the weight to be accorded her testimony were matters for the jury” (People v Halwig, 288 AD2d 949, 949 [2001], lv denied 98 NY2d 710 [2002]; see People v McCray, 96 AD3d 1480, 1480 [2012]; People v Gray,…
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The People of the State of New York
v.
Wenford N. McCray
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Jun 8, 2012.
Published opinion
96 A.D.3d 1480
Cited by 37 opinions  |  Published

Appeal from a judgment of the Niagara County Court (Matthew J. Murphy, III, J.), rendered March 8, 2010. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of sexual abuse in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the third degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of sexual abuse in the third degree (Penal Law § 130.55) and criminal sexual act in the third degree (§ 130.40 [2]), defendant contends that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. We reject that contention. “The credibility of the victim and the weight to be accorded [his] testimony were matters for the jury” (People v Halwig, 288 AD2d 949, 949 [2001], lv denied, 98 NY2d 710 [2002]; see People v Gray, 15 AD3d 889, 890 [2005], lv denied 4 NY3d 831 [2005]). Although defendant was acquitted of the other felony offenses charged in the indictment involving the same victim, the jury was entitled to reject certain portions of the victim’s testimony while crediting other portions (see People v Reed, 40 NY2d 204, 208 [1976]).

Contrary to defendant’s further contentions, County Court properly denied his oral motion to suppress his statements to the police and the evidence seized from his apartment upon determining that defendant’s initial statements to the police were the result of investigatory questioning, and that he voluntarily consented to the search of his apartment. With respect to the determination that defendant’s initial statements resulted from investigatory questioning, we reject defendant’s contention that the police should have ceased questioning him and placed him under arrest after their initial investigatory questioning because they had probable cause to arrest him at that time. “There is no constitutional right to be arrested and the police are not required to stop their investigation at the first indication that they may have probable cause in order to effect an arrest” (People v Keller, 148 AD2d 958, 960 [1989], lv denied 73 NY2d 1017 [1989]; see Hoffa v United States, 385 US 293, 310 [1966], reh denied 386 US 940 [1966]; People v Ahmed, 72 AD3d 502, 505 [2010], lv denied 15 NY3d 801 [2010]).

[*1481] With respect to defendant’s contention that he did not voluntarily consent to the search, it is well settled that the People have the heavy burden of establishing voluntary consent (see People v Gonzalez, 39 NY2d 122, 127-128 [1976]; People v Whitehurst, 25 NY2d 389, 391 [1969]). The determination whether consent was voluntarily given is based on the totality of the circumstances (see Schneckloth v Bustamonte, 412 US 218, 226 [1973]; Gonzalez, 39 NY2d at 128; People v Hyla, 291 AD2d 928, 929 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 652 [2002]). The fact that defendant was in custody does not require suppression (see generally People v Edwards, 46 AD3d 698, 699 [2007], lv denied 10 NY3d 764 [2008]), and “[t]he voluntariness of a consent to search is not vitiated, per se, by the failure to give Miranda warnings to an accused while subject to custodial interrogation” (People v Tremblay, 77 AD2d 807, 807 [1980]). Here, the totality of the circumstances establishes that defendant “not only consented to the search, but also cooperated with the [search by tossing his apartment keys to the searching officer] to accomplish the search. Such conduct signified the defendant’s voluntary consent and willingness to cooperate with the police officers in their search” (People v Quagliata, 53 AD3d 670, 672 [2008], lv denied 11 NY3d 834 [2008]; see People v DePace, 127 AD2d 847, 848-849 [1987], lv denied 69 NY2d 879 [1987]).

Contrary to defendant’s final contention, the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Smith, J.P., Fahey, Carni, Sconiers and Martoche, JJ.