People v. Moret

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul P.E. Bookson, J.), rendered April 18, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 21/2 to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s motion to suppress was properly denied. Officers assigned to the Taxi-Livery Robbery Task Force noticed a taxi cab speeding and driving erratically, which was consistent with directions given by the police to taxi cab drivers to signal in that manner when they are in trouble. The officers…