People v. Riley

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey Atlas, J.), entered April 15, 1992, granting defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence, and order, same court and Justice, entered on or about March 18, 1994, dismissing the indictment, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motion denied and the indictment reinstated.

On August 5, 1991, at about 7:00 p.m., two uniformed Port Authority Police Officers stationed at the third level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal observed defendant on the street below as he engaged in apparent drug transactions. The officers saw defendant extract an item…