People v. Tate

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James Leff, J., at suppression hearing, trial and sentence), rendered May 22, 1987, which convicted defendant of robbery in the second degree and sentenced him, as a predicate felon, to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

We reject defendant’s claim that the officers acted improperly in detaining him while seeking further information concerning a radio run that a robbery had taken place. The officer’s initial stop and inquiry of defendant and codefendant was concededly proper. When the men indicated that they…