PEOPLE v. TORRUELLAS


137 A.D.2d 419 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. William Torruellas, Also Known as William Quinones, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

February 9, 1988


Two plainclothes policemen, Officers Knoth and Murphy, observed defendant during daylight hours walking down the street carrying a 25-inch unboxed television set in his arms. Since the neighborhood was one known for a high rate of daylight burglaries, the officers approached defendant and asked him where he had obtained the television and also for identification. Defendant produced two pieces of identification and said that he got the television from "a brother." Asked where...

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