People v Martin

Holding The court affirmed the judgment, holding that the suppression of identification evidence was properly denied because the officer’s identification was confirmatory, and the search warrant was supported by probable cause. Additionally, the court ruled that a guilty plea precludes a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence presented to the grand jury.

The court’s words

the officer's identification of the defendant from the photograph is confirmatory and does not mandate a Wade hearing

2026 NY Slip Op 06456, at the official text

A search warrant must be supported by probable cause

2026 NY Slip Op 06456, at the official text

A jurisdictional defect in an indictment may not be waived by a guilty plea and can be raised for the first time on appeal

2026 NY Slip Op 06456, at the official text

once a plea of guilty has been entered, the sufficiency of the evidence before the grand jury cannot be challenged

2026 NY Slip Op 06456, at the official text