Legal Opinion
People v. Beam
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided October 30, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marc J. Whiten, J.
In a time when individual liberty is under attack and when many in our citizenry and government seem predisposed to offer up an unidentified degree of personal freedom in exchange for the perceived premium of greater security, we must resist striking an unwise bargain in the interpretation and administration of our laws. As founding father Benjamin Franklin observed, “They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” In this *308case, the court is called upon to consider the degree to which an…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. CaseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. KoniecznyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. HendersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by3 opinions
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