People v. Walker, 244 A.D.2d 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997). · Go Syfert
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discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Jackson
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Defendant's challenge to the search warrant on the ground that the Aguilar-Spinelli test was not satisfied is without merit, as the CIs were deposed in camera before the issuing magistrate, rendering that standard inapplicable ( see People v Mendoza , 5 AD3d 810, 812 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 644 [2004]; People v Walker , 244 AD2d 796, 797 [1997]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Guntlow v. Barbera
N.Y. App. Div. · 2010 · confidence medium
Their statements represented fact-based accounts of what transpired from two disinterested eyewitnesses who, in Ryan’s words, “were able to corroborate the victim’s version of [the] events.” While the majority relies on the Aguilar-Spinelli test to claim that a question of fact exists as to whether the information Ryan received during his investigation was reliable, the fact is that this standard has been held to be inapplicable to testimony obtained from private citizens who have no interest or ulterior motive that could raise concerns about their credibility (see People v Taylor, 73 …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Mitchell
N.Y. App. Div. · 2008 · confidence medium
Inasmuch as we accord great deference to the determination of the suppression court (see People v Pond, 217 AD2d 721, 722 [1995]), this testimony, together with that of the three police officers who were investigating defendant and the earlier shooting, supports County Court’s determination that there was sufficient probable cause to issue the search warrant (see People v Tyrell, 248 AD2d 747, 749 [1998], lv denied 92 NY2d 907 [1998]; People v Walker, 244 AD2d 796, 797 [1997]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Lowman
N.Y. App. Div. · 2008 · confidence medium
We agree with the contention of defendant in his pro se supplemental brief that he was under arrest when he was stopped, handcuffed, placed in a police car, transported to the police station and handcuffed to a ring attached to a wall while the police obtained a search warrant authorizing a search of his person (see People v Walker, 244 AD2d 796, 797 [1997]; People v Quarles, 187 AD2d 200, 203 [1993], lv denied 81 NY2d 1018 [1993]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Mendoza
N.Y. App. Div. · 2004 · confidence medium
This argument is misplaced because the Aguilar-Spinelli test is inapplicable where the issuing magistrate has the opportunity to personally judge the credibility and reliability of the confidential informant through the sworn testimony (see People v Walker, 244 AD2d 796, 797 [1997]; People v David, 234 AD2d 787, 787-788 [1996], lv denied 89 NY2d 1034 [1997]).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." People v. McQueen
N.Y. App. Div. · 2004 · signal: see also · confidence medium
The personal observations of the confidential informant who testified under oath before the magistrate, together with the additional information before the magistrate, established probable cause supporting issuance of the warrant (see People v White, 258 AD2d 677, 678 [1999]; see also People v Walker, 244 AD2d 796, 797 [1997]).
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The People of the State of New York
v.
Brian K. Walker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Nov 26, 1997.
244 A.D.2d 796
White.
Cited by 10 opinions  |  Published
White, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered September 26, 1996, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree.

On July 4, 1995, State Police Investigator Robert Delgiorno received information from a confidential informant that on July 6, 1995 defendant would be returning to the City of Binghamton, Broome County, from New York City where he had purchased illegal drugs. The informant further advised Delgiorno that defendant would be driving a white 1995 Dodge Intrepid automobile bearing license plate number B504FP. Acting on this information, the police set up surveillance on the two major highways in the Binghamton area. Around 6:00 p.m., State Trooper Terry Ginyard spotted defendant driving north on Interstate Route 81 in a car matching the aforesaid description and shortly thereafter stopped him. Defendant was unable to produce his driver’s license and was evasive regarding the identity of the person who rented the Dodge Intrepid. Although defendant initially consented to a search of the vehicle, when asked to sign a written consent form he refused. He was then transported to the State Police barracks at Binghamton where he remained while the police obtained a search warrant authorizing a search of the vehicle. When the warrant was executed, the police discovered cocaine and marihuana in the vehicle’s back seat and trunk. Defendant was then arrested and later indicted on various drugs charges. Following the denial of his suppression motion, he entered a guilty plea to all three counts of the indictment. He now appeals.

[*797] We affirm. Defendant’s initial argument is that the search warrant was not supported by probable cause under the Aguilar-Spinelli test (see, Spinelli v United States, 393 US 410; Aguilar v Texas, 378 US 108). The record discloses that on the application for the warrant the police produced the confidential informant whose sworn testimony was recorded by the Magistrate. Under these circumstances, where the information that served as the predicate for the warrant came from the confidential informant’s sworn statement, rather than from hearsay information relayed by a police officer, the Aguilar-Spinelli test is inapplicable (see, People v Doyle, 222 AD2d 875, lv denied 88 NY2d 878; People v Hawley, 192 AD2d 742, 743, lv denied 82 NY2d 896; People v Deliz, 172 AD2d 877, 878, lv denied 78 NY2d 921). We further find that in assessing defendant’s motion, County Court satisfied the review procedure that is articulated in People v Castillo (80 NY2d 578, 585, cert denied 507 US 1033).

While we agree with defendant that his detention by police amounted to a seizure under the US Constitution 4th Amendment, it was lawful since, as found by County Court, the confidential informant’s information provided the police with probable cause (see, Dunaway v New York, 442 US 200; People v Taylor, 223 AD2d 933, 934-935, lv denied 88 NY2d 854). Lastly, the application for the warrant contained an error in that it mistakenly stated that defendant was “currently under arrest for operating a motor vehicle while his driving privileges are suspended in New York”. This misstatement does not vitiate the warrant inasmuch as defendant did not prove that it was made knowingly and intentionally or with reckless disregard for the truth. Further, there was no showing that, without the misstatement, the remaining allegations would have been insufficient to establish probable cause (see, People v Myers, 241 AD2d 705; People v Lavin, 220 AD2d 886, 887-888, lv denied 87 NY2d 904).

Crew III, J. P., Casey, Peters and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.