People v. Nunez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
“ ‘[A]s a general matter, the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation has occurred,’ even if the underlying reason for the stop was to investigate another matter unrelated to the traffic violation” (People v Sluszka, 15 AD3d 421, 423 [2005], *1129quoting People v Robinson, 97 NY2d 341, 348-349 [2001]; see Whren v United States, 517 US 806, 810 [1996]). Here, the police stopped the defendant because he was talking on a cell phone while driving a motor vehicle, which is a violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1225-c (2)…
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