People v. Hoffman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
At 10:00 p.m. on May 13, 1986, two State Troopers were in a marked police car in a parking lot located alongside Route 29 in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton County. Defendant drove by and the Troopers pulled out to follow his car. It is conceded that there were no grounds for suspicion or articulable reason for them to do so. Soon thereafter, defendant’s car "drifted” into the opposite lane and defendant then "swerved” or "jerked” the car back to the proper side of the road. The Troopers did not pull defendant over immediately, but waited until he had passed…
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