The following excerpt is from People v. Simone, 385 N.Y.S.2d 765, 39 N.Y.2d 818 (N.Y. 1976):
Since the record discloses no more than 'mere whim, caprice, or idle curiosity' for the stop of defendant's automobile, the physical evidence seized as a result thereof should have been suppressed (People v. Ingle, 36 N.Y.2d 413, 420, 369 N.Y.S.2d 67, 330 N.E.2d 39).
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