People v. Hawkins

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered March 22, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

*97The hearing court properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress the written and videotaped statements. At the very least, the detective’s observation of defendant being chased by a crowd of people vociferously accusing defendant of a specific murder known to the detective provided reasonable suspicion to stop and detain him (People v Youmans, 228 AD2d 345).…