
    The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Castro, Appellant.
    Decided June 11, 1981
    
      APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
    
      A. Isadore Eibel for appellant.
    
      Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Diana L. W. Fernandez of counsel), for respondent.
   OPINION OF THE COURT

On summary consideration, order affirmed. The police had reasonable suspicion to warrant the stop which was reasonably related in scope and intensity to the circumstances surrounding the encounter. Based on reasonable suspicion, the police were entitled to neutralize defendant for their own protection as well as that of bystanders (People v Chestnut, 51 NY2d 14).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.  