The court properly denied appellant's motion to suppress her statement to the police, in which she gave a false name, resulting in the false personation charge (Penal Law § 190.23). The police observed appellant, a young teenager, in a stairwell late at night while in the company of an apparent drug addict. Although appellant's activities were not necessarily indicative of criminality, the record shows that the police officer had an objective, credible reason to make...
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