New York Court of Appeals April 25, 2002 (People v. Abad)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

This appeal again presents a constitutional challenge by a defendant passenger to a livery cab stop pursuant to a New York City Police Department program intended to address the high incidence of cab driver robberies and homicides and promote driver safety

(see Matter of Muhammad F.

and

People v Boswell,

94 NY2d 136 [1999],

cert denied

531 US 1044 [2000]).