People v. Miner, 42 N.Y.2d 937

Memorandum. The evidence needed to establish probable cause to justify ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍an arrest does not have to be such as to warrant a conviction (Adams v Williams, 407 US 143, 149). In ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍our view there was sufficient evidence for the trial court to find that the officer had probable cause to ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍believe that the defendant committed a crime (see, e.g., People v Oden, 36 NY2d 382) and therefore the arrest was ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍a proper one. The search incident to that arrest was authorized (People v Perel, 34 NY2d 462).

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Miner

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Jun 30, 1977

Citations: 42 N.Y.2d 937; 366 N.E.2d 1353; 397 N.Y.S.2d 999; 1977 N.Y. LEXIS 2265

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.