Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Ronald Johnson, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-01-05
Citations: 189 A.D.2d 555
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Ronald Johnson, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 189
Pages: 555–556

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Ronald Johnson, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), entered June 26, 1990, which granted defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant successfully moved to suppress cocaine that was discovered in one of the bags he was observed carrying onto a bus. We disagree with the People that the situation presented is identical to People v Hollman (79 NY2d 181), and find that the observations of the arresting officer did not give him an articulable reason for even a request for information (People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 219; People v Hollman, supra, at 190). Concur—Murphy, P. J., Milonas, Ross and Rubin, JJ.