People v. Corona

Judgments, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Margaret L. Clancy, J., at hearing; James M. Kindler, J., at pleas and sentencing), rendered November 7, 2013, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and assault in the third degree, and sentencing him an aggregate term of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. The officer’s common-law inquiry was justified by the totality of his observations, including the particular position of defendant’s hand and his manner of walking, and his belief that defendant was holding what…