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In the Matter of Christian G., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division2010-01-05
69 A.D.3d 406892 N.Y.S.2d 357

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The court properly denied appellant’s suppression motion. There was probable cause for appellant’s arrest based on an officer’s observations of behavior warranting a reasonable inference that appellant acted as a steerer and lookout in a drug transaction. We note that conduct of the type observed by the officer has been held to establish a legally sufficient case of accessorial liability (see e.g. People v Eduardo, 11 NY3d 484, 493 [2008]), a higher standard than probable cause. Concur—Tom, J.E, Andrias, McGuire and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.