People v. Thomas

OPINION OF THE COURT

Manzanet-Daniels, J.

Police officers observed defendant and his companion, William Brown (see People v Brown, 115 AD3d 38 [2014] [decided herewith]), running across Broadway, in the Times Square area, at approximately 4:40 a.m., “looking over their shoulder[s].” No crime had been reported, the officers did not see anyone chasing the two men, and no apparent contraband was visible.1

The motion court denied defendant’s motion to suppress the identification and property seized from him incident to arrest, finding that the police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant and…