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The People v. William Brown / The People v. Patrick Thomas

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 26, 2015No. 36 / 37PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The appeals should be dismissed for failure to fulfill the requirements of CPL 450.90 (2) (a).

The Appellate Division, with two Justices dissenting, determined that Supreme Court should have suppressed the showup identification of defendant William Brown (115 AD3d 38 [1st Dept 2014]) and the showup identification of and property seized from defendant Patrick Thomas (115 AD3d 69 [1st Dept 2014]) because the police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and detain them. Accordingly, the Court reversed the judgment of conviction and sentence in each case, granted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. McRayNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. People v. Brenda WW.New York Court of Appeals · 2025
  3. The People v. Matthew A. SlocumNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
  4. People v. Brenda WW.New York Court of Appeals · 2025
  5. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 2026

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