Legal Opinion
People v. John BB.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1982PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
In response to a series of burglaries committed in a remote rural region, the local police stopped vehicles traveling in the area. The stops were conducted in a uniform, nonarbitrary and nondiscriminatory manner for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the occupants and obtaining information regarding the criminal activity. The question on this appeal is whether these stops violate the constitutional proscription against unreasonable searches and seizures.
*486On December 19,1978 the New York State Police discovered that approximately 40 burglaries of vacant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- State v. KirkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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