People v. Hardee

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J., at suppression hearing; Michael J. Obús, J., at plea and sentencing), rendered January 22, 2013, convicting *627defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 16 years to life, affirmed.

The officers lawfully stopped defendant’s vehicle after they observed it speeding down Lexington Avenue, weaving in and out of traffic without signaling. When questioned while inside the vehicle, defendant kept looking at the back seat, prompting the…