Legal Opinion
People v. Harrison
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1982PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
Two related search and seizure questions are presented by this appeal. First, whether the use of a dirty rental car in the City of New York establishes reasonable suspicion, as a matter of law, that the occupants are engaged in criminal activity. Second, whether the police officers’ actions in approaching the parked car, asking the driver for his license and registration and further ordering the three occupants to remain in the vehicle constituted such a minor intrusion on constitutional rights that the police may do so absent reasonable suspicion. The trial…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- People v. IngleNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by215 opinions
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