The People v. Samual Nektalov

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 50 The People &c., Respondent, v. Samual Nektalov, Appellant. Rachel L. Pecker, for appellant. Joseph M. DiPietro, for respondent. Center for Appellate Litigation, amicus curiae. SINGAS, J.: Defendant claims that the prosecution failed to meet its burden in establishing that law enforcement had probable cause to stop the vehicle in which he was a passenger. We agree. -1- -2- No. 50 I. In 2018, NYPD Detective Gregory Fortunato and his partner observed a…