People v. Valentine

The defendant appeals, pursuant to permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Term, Second Department, which affirmed a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York convicting defendant of violating sections 974 and 975 of the Penal Law.

The arresting officer testified at the trial that, on the afternoon of September 23, 1964, the defendant was standing on a street corner in Brooklyn. During a period of more than 20 minutes, from a vantage point 50 to 60 feet away in a parked automobile, the officer observed six unknown persons approach the defendant. Each of these persons engaged…