Legal Opinion
People v. Terry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 5, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly refused to suppress evidence of a plastic bag and its contents. An anonymous 911 telephone call reported that a Black male wearing a blue and red sweat suit was selling drugs or guns at a specific *1065street address. That call and the responding officer’s observation of a person matching that description at that address provided the officer with a founded suspicion of criminal activity sufficient to justify exercise of the common-law right of inquiry (see, People v Stewart, 41 NY2d 65, 69; People v La Pene, 40 NY2d 210, 221;…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. LeungNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. AtwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. HollandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- CRISLER, MARQUES, PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. HodgesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993