People v. Reese

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Farlo, J.), rendered July 15, 1983, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

*579Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The arresting officer lawfully detained the defendant after observing him commit two traffic infractions. Thereafter, when the defendant could produce no vehicle registration and stated that he did not know who owned the automobile he was driving, a further brief detention pending a check of the vehicle’s…