Legal Opinion
People v. Walls
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1974PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Per curiam
New York City police officers acting in conjunction with an undercover Federal narcotics agent approached the defendants to arrest them for possession and attempted sale of narcotics. As the defendant Walls was apprehended the other defendants, seated in a nearby car, fired upon the officers and fled toward the Hudson River. Two New York City police *424officers pursued and ultimately arrested the defendants in the Lincoln Tunnel. A contemporaneous search of the vehicle disclosed two weapons and a large quantity of illegal drugs.
Because it was later determined that they were apprehended slightly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mahon v. JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
3Cited by103 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. CwiklaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. SampsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. CompitielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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