People v. Cephas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J., at hearing; Felice Shea, J., at jury trial and sentencing), rendered January 13, 1995, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal contempt in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent prison terms of 2 to 6 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. The police had reasonable suspicion to stop and detain defendant, who matched the radio transmission, received seconds earlier, of a black male wearing a brown jacket, and…
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