People v. Sierra

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division in People v Sierra should be affirmed. The order of the Appellate Division in People v Robbins should be reversed, defendant’s motion to suppress granted, and the indictment dismissed.

At issue in both cases is solely the application of a well-settled principle: that a defendant’s flight in response to an approach by the police, combined with other specific circumstances indicating that the suspect may be engaged in criminal activity, may give rise to reasonable suspicion, the necessary predicate for police pursuit. Whether the…