People v. Jackson

I view this occurrence in a different light. As my brethren and the District Attorney concede, the Coordinator of Discipline acted “ with a high degree of suspicion short of probable cause ” when he pulled defendant’s hand from his pocket and seized the hypodermic needle from defendant’s clenched fist. This was not done in the school or on its grounds; it occurred three blocks from the school. As the Coordinator and the defendant had approached the door of the former’s office, defendant had bolted toward the building’s exit and the Coordinator had taken off .in pursuit. The patrolman…