Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

New York Court of Appeals

Decided September 13, 2011No. 220 SSM 29PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The reasonableness of a seizure, the existence of probable cause or reasonable suspicion, the classification of a detention as an arrest and the attenuation of evidence from police misconduct are all mixed questions of law and fact that are beyond this Court’s review unless there is no record support for the determinations of the court below (see e.g. People v Wheeler, 2 NY3d 370, 373 [2004]; People v Brannon, 16 NY3d 596, 602 [2011]; People v Gomcin, 8 NY3d 899, 901 [2007]; People v Farrell, 59 NY2d 686,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. FuggazzattoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. BrannonNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. People v. WheelerNew York Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. People v. DollNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. People v. PonzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. People v. LoperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. VandoverNew York Court of Appeals · 2012

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