Legal Opinion
People v. Salva
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 20, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*345Defendant’s motion to suppress the gun, on the ground that the police lacked reasonable suspicion to pursue him and that he threw away the gun only in response to the police illegality, was properly denied. The police officers’ pursuit was justified inasmuch as they had a reasonable suspicion that defendant had committed or was about to commit a crime (People v Martinez, 80 NY2d 444). Seconds after hearing a gunshot from somewhere in front of their patrol car at 3:45 a.m., the officers noticed a group of people looking back and forth between the patrol car and defendant, who was walking alone…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. BoodleNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. BlackwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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- People v. StricklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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