Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Floyd Wright, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-09-29
Citations: 253 A.D.2d 720
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Floyd Wright, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 253
Pages: 720–720

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Floyd Wright, Appellant.
[678 NYS2d 17]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Roger Hayes, J.), rendered October 9, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. Defendant was seen by one of the arresting officers with his pants pocket weighted down by an "L-shaped" object, which the arresting officer believed to be the outline of a gun. The arresting officer's observation provided reasonable suspicion to believe that defendant was armed and dangerous, and justified the officer's brief question and minimally intrusive patdown of defendant's pants pocket (People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 762). We see no reason to disturb the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see, People v Prochilo, supra, at 761). Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Nardelli, Rubin, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.