People v. Brooks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, motion granted and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress statements and physical evidence obtained by the police as the fruits of an illegal stop. The stop of defendant’s vehicle was legal only if there existed at least a reasonable suspicion that defendant and his companions had committed a crime (see, People v Spencer, 84 NY2d 749, 753, cert denied 516 US 905; People v Cantor, 36 NY2d 106, 112-113). “A police officer’s suspicion may be characterized as reasonable when it is based upon…
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