Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Kevin Johnson, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-10-26
Citations: 77 A.D.3d 972
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Kevin Johnson, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 972–972

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Kevin Johnson, Respondent.
[909 NYS2d 402]

Opinion:
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kohm, J.), dated September 4, 2009, 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.
The Supreme Court properly held that, under the circumstances, the police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and detain the defendant (see generally People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 223 [1976]). Accordingly, since the seizure of the defendant was unlawful, the Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress the fruits of the subsequent search (see People v Morrison, 161 AD2d 608, 609 [1990]). Skelos, J.P., Dickerson, Eng and Lott, JJ., concur. [Prior Case History: 25 Misc 3d 1214(A), 2009 NY Slip Op 52096(U).]