Legal Opinion
People v. Sanchez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1975PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGabrielli, J.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted criminal possession of a weapon as a misdemeanor (Penal Law, §§ 260.05, 110.00) and was convicted on his plea by the Criminal Court, Kings County, following a hearing upon his motion to suppress a blackjack seized from him, and the denial thereof. The denial of the motion and the judgment of conviction were affirmed by a divided Appellate Term. This case presents the recurrent, often perplexing problem of evaluating police investigative activity in light of the mandates of *74the "stop and frisk” statute (CPL 140.50). We are called upon to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. TaggartNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by44 opinions
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. CorneliusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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