PEOPLE v. LAM


226 A.D.2d 554 (1996)

641 N.Y.S.2d 97

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Philips Lam, Also Known as Joe Lin, Also Known as Lin Hua Fung, Appellant

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

April 15, 1996


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On appeal, the defendant contends that the hearing court improperly denied suppression of physical evidence because that evidence was obtained as a result of a pretextual traffic stop. We disagree. The police officer's testimony that he observed the defendant commit a violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provided a sufficient basis to stop the defendant's vehicle (see, Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1163; People...

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