Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. Defendant was a passenger in a car that was stopped by the police for driving backwards at a high rate of speed. The record supports the court's finding that the defendant's conduct after the car was stopped, consisting of adjusting his jacket away from his body while looking at the officer, gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that defendant might have been concealing a weapon (see People v Batista,
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PEOPLE v. CRESPO
292 A.D.2d 177 (2002)
739 N.Y.S.2d 365
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAMUEL CRESPO, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided March 7, 2002.
Decided March 7, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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