People v. Hernandez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas Galligan, J.), rendered October 19, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]). In a drug-prone neighborhood, defendant exhibited nervous behavior upon the arrival of a marked police car. He…