People v. Perez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Rettinger, J., at hearing; Jeffrey Atlas, J., at plea and sentence), rendered August 31, 1998, *286convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 4 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. The veteran detective, who had extensive training in narcotics interdiction (see, People v Valentine, 17 NY2d 128, 132), had an objective credible reason to approach and request information from defendant at the Port Authority Bus Terminal…