The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The police officers had a reasonable, objective basis for concluding that the object they saw in defendant's waistband was a pistol. The officers saw a bulge, which they described in detail. Although the officers did not see the outline of an entire weapon, the shape of the bulge resembled the outline of the grip of a pistol. In addition, defendant made repeated motions that the officers recognized, from their experience...
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