People v. Phillips

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Franklin R. Weissberg, J.), rendered December 8, 1987, which convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and sentenced him to a $150 fine and a mandatory $100 surcharge, unanimously affirmed.

The police initially approached defendant and asked for "papers” when they saw his van was parked illegally next to a fire hydrant. He showed them a registration which they checked to see if the van was stolen. The van was registered to defendant and he was permitted to leave. When the two officers realized…