Legal Opinion
People v. Carney
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1982PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
A suspect may not be frisked by a police officer who has no knowledge of facts that would provide a basis for suspecting that the individual is armed or dangerous. The absence of such circumstances leads to the conclusion that the search here was unreasonable as a matter of law and, *53therefore, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed.
Shortly before midnight on January 4, 1974, two black men armed with a shotgun attempted to rob a liquor store, shooting the owner while doing so. Officer John Morris went to the scene, but found that other…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
- People v. MendozaNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. BatistaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. AlomarNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. RussNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. StromanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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