Opinion
October 20, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Clifford A. Scott, J.).
At the request of the officers who had executed a search warrant and arrested the occupants of the premises searched, one of those arrested agreed to telephone her supplier and arrange for a delivery of cocaine. Defendant arrived shortly thereafter, known to the informant and fitting the description she had given. Defendant was seized, and a search of his jacket revealed a plastic bag filled with cocaine. The admission of a crime by the informant that was corroborated by the officers' own observations and the informant's past dealings with defendant made the informant sufficiently reliable to give the police probable cause for the search of defendant (see, People v Johnson, 66 N.Y.2d 398, 403; see also, People v Barcia, 37 A.D.2d 612, appeal dismissed 30 N.Y.2d 873). Nothing in the record warrants disturbing the hearing court's assessment of credibility.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Milonas and Kupferman, JJ.