People v. Herrar

— Appeal by the. defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hayes, J.), rendered April 15, 1983, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The police had a reasonable basis for stopping the defendant’s motorcycle since they had just observed him committing two traffic violations (see, People v Gooden, 111 AD2d 871). Upon approaching the defendant, two police officers observed him reaching toward his bulging jacket pocket. The officers were thus presented with a reasonable suspicion of…