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PEOPLE v. SINGLETON

41 N.Y.2d 402 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alonzo Singleton, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Weinstein and William E. Hellerstein, New York City, for appellant.

Nicholas Ferraro, District Attorney (George Freed of counsel), Kew Gardens, for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE concur with Judge JASEN; Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.

JASEN, J.

The crucial question raised on this appeal is whether a police officer's suspicion of criminal activity justifies stopping a motor vehicle for an investigative check.

On the evening of September 24, 1971, New York City Officers Santiago and Braga were assigned to a taxi and truck surveillance unit. At about 8:00 P.M., they stopped a 1963 or 1965 blue Buick Riviera with Queens County license...

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