Legal Opinion

People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 29, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Roger Hayes, J.), rendered October 9, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. Defendant was seen by one of the arresting officers with his pants pocket weighted down by an “L-shaped” object, which the arresting officer believed to be the outline of a gun. The arresting officer’s observation provided reasonable suspicion to believe that defendant was armed and dangerous,…

2Cited by4 opinions

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