People v. Williams

The statement of facts by the majority is fairly presented. However, I disagree with the majority’s conclusion, both on the issue of suppression of the money which defendant handed over to the police, and on the issue of the Wade motion. “In evaluating the police action we must consider whether or not it was justified in its inception and whether or not it was reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which rendered its initiation permissible (People v Cantor, 36 NY2d 106, 111). We bear in mind that any inquiry into the propriety of police conduct must weigh the interference it entails…