People v Watkins, 42 NY3d at 1074 (2024)

2024 NY Slip Op 06237 [42 NY3d 1074]
December 12, 2024
Court of Appeals

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In the Matter of The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Jerry Watkins, Appellant.

Argued November 20, 2024; decided December 12, 2024

People v Watkins, 221 AD3d 1430, affirmed.

{**42 NY3d at 1074} OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The argument defendant raises on this appeal, whether the initial stop of defendant constituted a level four encounter with police, is unpreserved for our review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Graham, 25 NY3d 994, 996-997 [2015]; see generally People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210 [1976]).{**42 NY3d at 1075}

Chief Judge Wilson and Judges Rivera, Garcia, Singas, Cannataro, Troutman and Halligan concur.

Order affirmed, in a memorandum.