Legal Opinion
People v. Spencer
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1995PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The question presented is whether the police may stop a moving vehicle in order to request information of the driver concerning the whereabouts of a criminal suspect. We conclude that the stop in this case was an unreasonable seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.
I
On May 17, 1989, Police Officers Edward Alongé and Donald Conceicao were on routine patrol in a marked radio car when they received a radio report that a woman had been assaulted with a gun by her boyfriend the previous day. At 11:20 p.m., the officers picked up the complainant and, with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by139 opinions
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