Legal Opinion
People v. Blackman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 14, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered March 26, 1976, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, unanimously reversed, on the law and on the facts, the plea of guilty is vacated, the motion to suppress is granted, and the indictment is dismissed. On the suppression hearing, the police officer testified that he observed the defendant talking to someone in a car and noticed a "large bulge” protruding from the defendant’s right front pants pocket, which was "skin tight.” Concluding that he had a gun, the officer…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. GravesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- In re Allan L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. OteroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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