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PEOPLE v. POWELL

89 N.Y.2d 1063 (1997)

681 N.E.2d 1278

659 N.Y.S.2d 832

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tyrone Powell, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonnie B. Goldburg, New York City, and Daniel L. Greenberg for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, Bronx (Elizabeth F. Bernhardt and Joseph N. Ferdenzi of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

In People v Hollman (79 N.Y.2d 181, 191), we reaffirmed that police officers, acting upon an articulable reason, may approach an individual to request information concerning the individual's identity, destination or reason for being in an area and, "[i]f the individual is carrying something that would appear...

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