People v. Hohmeyer

In People v. Hohmeyer, 70 NY2d 41 (1987), the New York Court of Appeals held that a supporting deposition was legally sufficient, even though it was prepared on a pre-printed form document, which contained only a checklist of potentially applicable police observations, where the check marks in the applicable boxes signified the police officer's observations. The Court of Appeals unanimously held that the supporting deposition only needs to be a written instrument containing factual allegations of an evidentiary character which support or tend to support the charge or charges contained therein. (People v. Hohmeyer, supra, 70 NY2d at 43-44.) The supporting deposition meets the requirements of CPL 100.25(2) where it contains factual allegations providing reasonable cause to believe that the defendant committed the offense or offenses charged. (People v. Hohmeyer, supra, 70 NY2d at 43-44.)