The People v. Tyquan Johnson

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 35 The People &c., Respondent, v. Tyquan Johnson, Appellant. Paul B. Watkins, for appellant. Martin P. McCarthy, II, for respondent. WILSON, Chief Judge: In People v De Bour (

40 NY2d 210, 216

[1976]), we established a four-tiered framework for evaluating the propriety of police-initiated encounters with civilians (see -1- -2- No. 35 People v Hollman,

79 NY2d 181

[1992]). In this case, Tyquan Johnson was stopped and frisked after he exited a parked car and…