People State New York v. Efrain Allende

[39 N.Y.2d 474 Page 475] The facts in this case are undisputed. On the night of August 31, 1974, Officers Ralph Friedman and Robert De Matas, dressed in civilian clothes and driving a yellow taxicab, were on anticrime patrol in Bronx County. At approximately 10:45 p.m., they observed four men, of whom one was the defendant Allende, sitting in a double-parked 1974 Chevrolet [39 N.Y.2d 474 Page 476]