People v. Hammonds

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered July 23, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2Vi to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

The police had reasonable suspicion to believe that defendant had committed a crime when they saw him running down the street being chased by several people yelling "stop him” (People v Arthur, 209 AD2d 175). Appropriate force was used at first to halt defendant’s flight and then to restrain him as he began to flail his arms (see, supra;…