Legal Opinion · Dissent
People v. Dinkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 12, 1979Published
1Dissent
Silverman, J. (dissenting).
I would affirm the conviction.
I. SEARCH OF THE AUTOMOBILE
I think the search of the automobile was justified.
In the present case the police received a 911 telephone call describing the car, giving its license number and its location and stating that there was a man with a shotgun in it. The police went there and found the described car in that place and saw the defendant get out of it. Such a call, even though anonymous, at least when corroborated by the accuracy of the descriptive facts (car, license number, location) is a sufficient predicate for police action.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. SpinelliNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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