People v. Pines

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On February 19, 1998, shortly before 11:00 p.m., three plainclothes New York Police Department officers were patrolling 152nd Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, a drug-prone area, in an unmarked vehicle. According to police testimony at the suppression hearing, defendant was first observed walking on 152nd Street, with another individual, and looking around nervously. Suspecting that a drug transaction might take place, the officers, in their car, slowly followed the individuals. When defendant…