People v. Nichols

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas B. Galligan, J.), rendered January 6, 1988, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of from IV2 to 15 years, is unanimously affirmed.

The police had reasonable grounds to make inquiry of the defendant, after observing him and another male chasing the complainant, at approximately 4 o’clock in the morning in a high-crime area. The minimal intrusion of the police officer, in approaching defendant and asking him what was going on, was…