Legal Opinion
People v. Chestnut
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1980PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
Our task on this appeal is limited to determining whether law enforcement officers, given the facts of this case, acted *17reasonably in ordering defendant and a cohort to lie on the ground in order to effectuate a "stop and frisk”. Resolution of this issue is determinative of whether defendant’s motion to suppress was properly denied.
The relevant facts, as found by the courts below, are as follows: Police Officer John Dieterich and his partner, Officer Gary Stryker, were on anticrime patrol in the vicinity of 64th Street and West End Avenue in New York City during…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by195 opinions
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