People v. Hale

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edwin Torres, J.), rendered September 22, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied in all respects. When, in a desolate area after midnight, a livery cab came to an unexplained stop in the middle lane and the driver immediately exited the cab simultaneously with defendant and another passenger, whereupon the driver flailed his arms as he pointed at a police officer while defendant and the…