Legal Opinion
People v. LeGrand
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 7, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed on the law, defendant’s motion denied and indictment reinstated. Memorandum: The court erred in granting defendant’s motion to suppress the gun found in his car following his arrest based on its determination that the police lacked probable cause to arrest defendant. Probable cause requires information sufficient to support a reasonable belief that an offense is being committed or that evidence of a crime may be found in a certain place (People v Bigelow, 66 NY2d 417, 423; see, Brinegar v United States, 338 US 160, 175, reh denied 338 US 839). Probable cause does…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. CarrasquilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. CantreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. CrawfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. CaufieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. RobersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992