Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and indictment dismissed.
Memorandum:
The judgment of conviction for driving while intoxicated must be reversed because the police were not justified in stopping defendant's automobile. The police are justified in stopping a motor vehicle pursuant to a nondiscriminatory uniform highway procedure or when they have "specific cause or, at least, reasonable suspicion that a motorist is about to violate a law" (
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