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People v. BoydPeople v. Boyd

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Dec 8, 2009
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The defendant‘s contention that the police did not have probable cause to stop his car is unpreserved for appellate review, as the defendant did not raise this claim at the ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍suppression hearing (see People v McNair, 45 AD3d 872 [2007]; People v Rogers, 34 AD3d 504 [2006]). In any event, the stop of the defendant‘s vehicle was lawful. “[A]s a general matter, ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation has occurred” (People v Sluszka, 15 AD3d 421, 423 [2005], ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍quoting People v Robinson, 97 NY2d 341, 348-349 [2001]). The police officer‘s testimony established that he had probable cause to stop the defendant after he observed the defendant driving through a ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍red light (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1111). Rivera, J.P., Miller, Dickerson and Roman, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Boyd
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Dec 8, 2009
Citations: 68 A.D.3d 889; 889 N.Y.S.2d 490; 889 N.Y.2d 490
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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