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PEOPLE v. ALVAREZ

100 N.Y.2d 549 (2003)

795 N.E.2d 13

763 N.Y.S.2d 788

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. LIONEL ALVAREZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens (Emil Bricker and John M. Castellano of counsel), for appellant.

Ronna Gordon-Galchus, Bayside, for respondent.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO and READ concur in memorandum.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence denied.

The hearing court's undisturbed findings that the police officer observed the tops of folded white pieces of paper wrapped in black plastic in the defendant's left hand, and that the officer knew from his experience that such papers were used to package cocaine, provided reasonable suspicion to stop...

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