People v. McLaurin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*271OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
After the denial of his motion to suppress, defendant pleaded guilty to the illegal possession of a handgun observed in the pocket of his jacket as he exited from a car stopped for speeding. He now challenges the police officer’s conduct in ordering him, a passenger, out of the car. The following account of the incident is taken from the transcript of the suppression hearing.
At about 11:30 p.m., on August 30, 1982, Police Officer Benson, the People’s only witness and a 10-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, and Detective Fitzsimmons, both of…
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