People v. White

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J., at suppression hearing, plea and sentence), rendered September 22, 1989, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him as a predicate felon to an indeterminate prison term of from two to four years, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to defendant’s argument, the police officer’s observation of what "seemed to be an exchange” between defendant and an unknown person in an area known for its narcotics activity provided the officer with a sufficient…