People v. Hunter

Memorandum.

The judgment of resentence should be modified by reinstating the original judgment of the Criminal Court sentencing defendant to the custody of the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission upon his conviction of attempted possession of a hypodermic needle. Under the circumstances, including the time of night and the place, a construction area consisting largely of abandoned buildings where there had been numerous prior burglaries, the arresting officer had sufficient probable cause to arrest defendant and his companions, following the unsatisfactory response to his questions (People…