Legal Opinion
People v. Phillips
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: County Court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained by the police following a stop of defendant’s vehicle. Two officers testified that they had been informed by a fellow officer that defendant might be in possession of a gun; they also testified that they knew that defendant owned a gray 1984 BMW with license number X8B251. While on routine patrol a week later, they observed a vehicle matching that description in the opposite lane of traffic. The officers turned their vehicle around, drove behind the vehicle, and then activated the emergency lights to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. LandyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. ParrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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