Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1983PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
A container capable of concealing a weapon and the contents of which are readily accessible, taken from a person arrested or from the area readily accessible to him, may be searched without a warrant when the search is close in time to the arrest and there is reason to suspect *456that the arrested person may be armed. There being no violation of defendant’s rights under either the United States or the New York Constitution, the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant having passed through the exit gate next to the subway turnstile without paying…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by129 opinions
- People v. Ramirez-PortorealNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. BlasichNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. TorresNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. BatistaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. GokeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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