Title: The People v. Jerry Francois

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 84  SSM 62
The People &c.,
            Respondent,
            v.
Jerry Francois,
            Appellant.
Submitted by Laura Lieberman Cohen, for appellant.
Submitted by Lindsey M. Kneipper, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. 
The Appellate Division's determination that the officer's
conduct did not elevate his encounter with defendant from a
common-law inquiry to a seizure necessitating reasonable
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SSM No. 62 
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suspicion constitutes a resolution of a mixed question of law and
fact that is supported by the record evidence (see generally
People v Wheeler, 2 NY3d 370, 373 [2004]), and is therefore
beyond this Court's further power of review (see People v
Battaglia, 86 NY2d 755, 756 [1995]).  
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges
Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided February 11, 2010