People v. Diaz

*598Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Adlerberg, J.), entered April 24, 1990, granting defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence, is reversed* on the law and the facts, the motion denied and the matter remanded for further proceedings.

Officer John Healey and his partner Officer Gordon were in uniform in a marked radio car as they patrolled the area of Ninth Street and Avenue C, a location where Officer Healey had made previous arrests both for drugs and weapons possession. The officer observed defendant in a large group of people and "people’s hands going together”. As…