Legal Opinion
People v. Mejia
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bertram Katz, J.
A passenger in an automobile which is arbitrarily stopped has the same right to be free from unwarranted interference *756with his freedom of movement as a pedestrian, within the scope of the protections afforded under the US Constitution 4th Amendment. In the case at bar, Marino Mejia has moved for suppression of a gun taken from beneath the passenger seat of the automobile in which he was riding, and for suppression of narcotics taken from his person following arrest.
This court has rejected the People’s contention that the defendant lacked standing to contest…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. RiversAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ManganaroNew York Supreme Court · 1990