The hearing court properly denied suppression of the marijuana found in defendant's possession, since the record clearly supports the conclusion that the officer possessed reasonable suspicion that defendant had committed a crime, which entitled him to forcibly stop and detain defendant. Moreover, although the officer did grab defendant's wrist and physically detain her to verify that she had drugs in her hand, not every seizure constitutes an arrest (People v Hicks
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PEOPLE v. SMITH
184 A.D.2d 326 (1992)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shirley Smith, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 16, 1992
June 16, 1992
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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