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People v. McRay

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 18, 1980PublishedCited by 434 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Cooke.

These three appeals involve variations of the common glassine envelope scenario.

They are the latest in the persistent line of those cases assaying the weight to be accorded the passing of glassine envelopes in determining whether probable cause was established for a narcotics arrest. In the present day culture, such evidence presents such a strong clue of criminality that little more by way of relevant facts or circumstances is required in supplementation to justify the arrest. In each of these three matters, proof by a qualified observer that the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. People v. BroadieNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. BerriosNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. People v. YazumNew York Court of Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by434 opinions

  1. People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. People v. HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. People v. FerroNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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