People v. Rodriguez

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered April 11, 1978, setting aside a jury verdict of conviction of criminal possession of a weapon, reversed, on the law, the verdict reinstated, and the case remanded to Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings. We need not review the stop made by police of an automobile driven by codefendant Beauchamp, in which defendant was a passenger; it has not been challenged. Beauchamp, the driver, had both hands on the wheel and was looking straight forward when the car was halted. Both occupants were ordered out. When defendant left the front…