Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Elvis Silvestry, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-04-15
Citations: 50 A.D.3d 931
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Elvis Silvestry, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 931–931

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Elvis Silvestry, Respondent.
[854 NYS2d 671]

Opinion:
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Aloise, J.), dated April 18, 2007, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.
Ordered that the order is affirmed.
Contrary to the People's contention, the police officer did not have reasonable suspicion to believe that the defendant had committed or was about to commit a crime to justify a stop and frisk the defendant (see People v Martinez, 80 NY2d 444, 447 [1992]; People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 223 [1976]; People v Stevenson, 7 AD3d 820 [2004]; cf. People v Alston, 23 AD3d 487, 488 [2005]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence. Lifson, J.P., Florio, Angiolillo and Chambers, JJ., concur.