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People v. Martinez

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1992PublishedCited by 366 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Acting Chief Judge Simons.

This appeal addresses (1) the factual basis necessary to *446justify police officers’ pursuit and detention of a fleeing individual, and (2) whether, under the circumstances presented, police officers properly pursued defendant into a nearby grocery store, recovered drugs he had discarded and arrested him for unlawful possession of those drugs.

On April 7, 1989, at about 10:50 p.m., Mount Vernon City Police Officer Radzinsky was patrolling in a high-crime area with his partner in a marked police car when he saw defendant reach up and remove a metal…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. BoodleNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. People v. LeungNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by366 opinions

  1. People v. Ramirez-PortorealNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. People v. HolmesNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  4. People v. BoraNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. MayNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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