People v. Diaz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Milonas, J.

On November 21, 1981, shortly after 5:00 a.m., Police Officer John Raiszetnyk and his partner were on uniformed patrol in an unmarked vehicle when they received a radio report of a man with a gun at 12th Street and Avenue A in Manhattan. As they headed in that direction, they noticed a white 1975 Pontiac stopped at a red light at the intersection of 11th Street and Avenue A. The officers were unable to maneuver their car around the Pontiac, so Officer Raiszetnyk blew his horn. At that point, a man sitting in the back seat of the Pontiac turned to look at the *83offi…