People v. Stebbins

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. At approximately 2:00 a.m., two police officers observed defendant, who was noticeably intoxicated, exit a bar, stagger toward and “flop” into his vehicle, drive less than a block, and then park in the parking lot of a closed business. “The approach of occupants of a stopped or parked vehicle to request information is analyzed under the first tier of the De Bour hierarchy (see, People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 222-223) and need only be justified by an ‘articulable basis,’ meaning an…