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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WALTER GREENE, Appellant.

Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. There is no reason to disturb the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record. When a police officer saw defendant leaving a "trespass affidavit" building ( see, People v. Magwood, 260 A.D.2d 246, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 1004), known to the officer for extensive narcotics activity, while placing something in his pocket, and defendant then appeared startled at the sight of the uniformed officer, the officer properly asked defendant whether he lived in the building or was visiting a resident. These circumstances gave the police an objective credible reason for this request for information, which was made in a general non-threatening fashion and did not amount to a common-law inquiry ( see, People v. Reyes, 83 N.Y.2d 945, cert denied 513 U.S. 991). Ensuing events led to the lawful recovery of drugs from defendant. Concur

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PEOPLE v. GREENE
(Apr 6, 2000)