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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN HARDIE, Appellant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

To the extent that the defendant's hearing testimony regarding a butane lighter and the charring of a marijuana cigarette raised any inconsistencies with the testimony of the arresting officer, they merely presented questions of credibility for the hearing court to resolve. The credibility determinations of the hearing court are to be accorded great weight, given the court's unique perspective of having seen and heard the witnesses ( see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761; People v Wheeler, 2 NY3d 370, 374; People v Cruz, 59 AD3d 457, lv denied 12 NY3d 852). The credibility determinations of the hearing court will not be disturbed where there is support in the record for such determinations and there is no showing that they were clearly erroneous ( see People v Bennett, 57 AD3d 912; People v Timmons, 54 AD3d 883; People v Britton, 49 AD3d 893, 894; People v Washington, 182 AD2d 791). Here, there is clear support in the record for crediting the officer's testimony. Accordingly, that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence was properly denied.

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PEOPLE v. HARDIE
(Jul 14, 2009)