People v. Flowers

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J.), rendered June 7, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 41/2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Given the arresting officer’s expertise concerning drug trafficking by bus passengers, his observations of defendant’s conduct and demeanor provided an objective, credible reason for approaching defendant to request information (see, People v Hollman, 79 NY2d 181, 193). Although the officer had…