People v. Wellington

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Felice Shea, J.), rendered November 26, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. Given the arresting officer’s expertise (see, People v Valentine, 17 NY2d 128, 132) concerning drug trafficking by bus passengers, his observations of defendant’s conduct and demeanor provided an objective credible reason for approaching defendant to request…