Legal Opinion

People v. Wood

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

Decided June 1, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered March 29, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a prison term of 1 year, unanimously affirmed. The matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

Defendant’s motion to' suppress evidence was properly denied. Defendant’s purchase of a holster in a 42nd Street "novelty shop” gave the police the right to make a common-law inquiry, and, while defendant’s nervous behavior…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. SamuelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. MarineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. TaverasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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