Legal Opinion

People v. Wilson

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

Decided March 14, 2008PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [former (4)]). Contrary to the contention of defendant, Supreme Court properly refused to suppress the gun that he threw behind a couch as the police pursued him into the residence of an acquaintance. “[A] ‘defendant’s flight may be considered in conjunction with other attendant circumstances’ in determining whether reasonable suspicion justifying a seizure exists” (People v Pines, 99 NY2d 525, 527 [2002], quoting People v…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. PinesNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. McKnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. KnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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