People v. Jackson

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Gregory Carro, J., at suppression hearing; Micki A. Scherer, J., at plea and sentence), rendered November 8, 2006, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of 3½ years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. During a lawful stop of the car that defendant was driving, the officer saw defendant making fast movements towards his pants pocket. As the officer got closer, he saw defendant, who was acting…