People v. Abdul-Hakim

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Silverman, J.), rendered March 7, 2000, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the police were justified in approaching him (see, People v Stewart, 41 NY2d 65; People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210; People v Andrades, 219…