People v. Dawkins

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J.), rendered November 16, 1989, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of 1 year, to be served concurrently with a term of imprisonment of 18 years to life imposed in connection with an unrelated conviction, unanimously affirmed.

The hearing court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion in all respects. The arresting officer’s observation, in an area known for weapon and drug related arrests, of defendant hastily shoving an…