New York Court of Appeals July 2, 1982 (People v. John BB.)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wachtler, J.

In response to a series of burglaries committed in a remote rural region, the local police stopped vehicles traveling in the area. The stops were conducted in a uniform, nonarbitrary and nondiscriminatory manner for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the occupants and obtaining information regarding the criminal activity.