Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided July 14, 1995PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: The People appeal from an order granting the motion of defendant to suppress physical evidence seized from his person during a pat-down frisk. The People contend that the search of defendant’s pants pocket was justified because the police reasonably suspected from the frisk that the object in defendant’s pocket *1008was a weapon and that the search was conducted incidental to defendant’s arrest. Neither contention was raised before the suppression court, and thus, neither contention has been preserved for our review (see, CPL 470.05…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. People v. LandyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. DiazNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. GalakNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. People v. StithNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ShulerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. HuntleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. PhillipsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People v. SolivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. RuiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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