People v. Paul

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.), rendered November 30, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second 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. There was reasonable suspicion to detain defendant where, seconds after hearing numerous gunshots, the officers observed defendant and his codefendant, the only persons present, running from the location of the shots, while the codefendant was…