PEOPLE v. MUHAMMAD

No. 21.

16 N.Y.3d 184 (2011)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MUJAHID MUHAMMAD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City ( Peter Theis and Robert S. Dean of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Gina Mignola and Alan Gadlin of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

Defendant was driving a borrowed car when he was stopped by a police officer for a nonoperational headlight. He could not produce a driver's license and gave inconsistent responses when asked his itinerary. The officer frisked defendant and found a wallet containing a North Carolina ID card, which he used to check defendant's driving history. Upon learning that defendant's...

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