People v. Sutton

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene Silverman, J., at suppression hearing; John Bradley, J., at plea and sentence), rendered October 18, 1999, convicting defendant of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of IV2 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the automobile stop, which ultimately led to the recovery of stolen property, was based on reasonable suspicion. In a face-to-face encounter at 3:00 a.m., an…