Legal Opinion
People v. Allah
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert M. Haft, J.
The defendant was indicted for the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and escape in the second degree. A hearing on the defendant’s motion to suppress the weapon (a pistol) seized from him was conducted by this court (Preminger, J.) on March 9 and 12, 1979. The motion was granted and the weapon charge subsequently dropped by the People. The defendant has brought the instant motion to dismiss the escape charge which is founded on defendant’s alleged escape from police custody without force after he had been arrested for possession…
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- People v. CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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