People v. Zubidi

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the order upholding the denial of suppression, concluding that the officers had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's minivan. The totality of the circumstances—including the vehicle's matching license plate and description, its reported involvement in a shooting, its recent flight from a traffic agent, and its private registration—supported an inference that the same driver was involved in the prior incidents. The Court treated the Appellate Division's determination as a mixed question of law and fact supported by the record.