Legal Opinion
People v. Hollman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1992PublishedCited by 689 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
In People v De Bour (40 NY2d 210, 223), we set out a four-tiered method for evaluating the propriety of encounters initiated by police officers in their criminal law enforcement capacity. If a police officer seeks simply to request information from an individual, that request must be supported by an objective, credible reason, not necessarily indicative of criminality. The common-law right of inquiry, a wholly separate level of contact, is “activated by a founded suspicion that criminal activity is afoot and permits a somewhat greater *185intrusion”…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by689 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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