People v. Johnson

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Harold Adler, J., at suppression hearing; Seth Marvin, J., at nonjury trial and sentencing), rendered January 21, 2010, convicting defendant of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and attempted possession of ammunition, and sentencing him to an unconditional discharge, reversed, on the law, defendant’s suppression motion granted, and the accusatory instrument dismissed.

In a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) building, which the testifying officer characterized as a “drug-prone” location, the officer observed defendant…