Legal Opinion

People v. Hill

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

Decided March 5, 1987PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sandler, J. P.

The People appeal from an order of the Supreme Court granting defendant’s motion to suppress a loaded gun, which defendant threw to the ground while fleeing from uniformed police officers who had approached him and others in order to investigate a shopkeeper’s complaint that defendant and two others were about to commit a crime. The gun was the basis of an indictment charging defendant with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

On April 10, 1985, at 8:00 p.m., Police Officers Humberg and Cursio, patrolling in a marked police car, received the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. McRayNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. LeungNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. People v. CorradoNew York Court of Appeals · 1968

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. WiderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. PaulAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. KosciuskoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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