Legal Opinion

People v. Gittens

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 30, 1995PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ritter, J. P.

Special Agent Bradley Cheeks was part of a team of agents of the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (hereinafter the DEA) working at LaGuardia Airport. He was monitoring flights between New York and Washington, D.C., with the specific mission of interdicting the heavy flow of illegal drugs between the two cities. Cheeks was stationed near the ticket counters and magnetometer machines, while other agents were stationed upstairs, closer to the boarding gates. The defendant was brought to the attention of Cheeks by an airport…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. HollmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. BrnjaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. PetraliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. ChuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. DortaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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