People v. Thomas

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Mary McGowan Davis, J.), rendered June 1, 1992, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The arresting officer had "an objective, credible reason, not necessarily indicative of criminality” (People v Hollman, 79 NY2d 181, 184) for approaching defendant, whom he had previously arrested for possession of crack and had subsequently spoken to and seen on numerous occasions. The officer had…