People v. Hampton

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered September 25, 1992, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and sentencing him to a definite term of nine months, unanimously affirmed.

Based on a livery cab driver’s frantic hand signals pointing toward his passengers, the police had a right to question the passengers (see, People v Charriz, 186 AD2d 495, lv denied 81 NY2d 761). High beams from a cab driver is not the only signal of criminal activity justifying a stop and inquiry. Moreover, the hysterical behavior…