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p. 469The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Trumaine Turane, Appellant. [930 NYS2d 442]
The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. The arresting officers’ recollections were sufficient to establish that a nontestifying officer observed defendant selling drugs, thereby providing probable cause for defendant’s arrest (see People v Ketcham, 93 NY2d 416 , 419-420 [1999]; People v Washington, 87 NY2d 945 [1996]).
Defendant did not preserve his challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we find that the court’s
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verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. We also find that it was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342 , 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the court’s determinations concerning credibility. Concur — Tom, J.E, Saxe, DeGrasse, Freedman and Román, JJ.
Cases cited
- People v. Ketcham 93 NY2d 416 at 419-420 p. 469
- People v. Washington 87 NY2d 945 p. 469
- People v. Danielson 9 NY3d 342 at 348-349 p. 470