Legal Opinion

People v. Cephas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 3, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J., at hearing; Felice Shea, J., at jury trial and sentencing), rendered January 13, 1995, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal contempt in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent prison terms of 2 to 6 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. The police had reasonable suspicion to stop and detain defendant, who matched the radio transmission, received seconds earlier, of a black male wearing a brown jacket, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. DickersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. GardnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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