Legal Opinion
People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lupiano, J.
Defendant stands convicted, after a jury trial, of the attempted murder of Housing Patrolman Rudolfo Quinones. According to the officer’s testimony at the suppression hearing, he saw a man, later identified as defendant, holding a gun to a woman’s head at 9:00 p.m. on September 13, 1976. The officer, approximately 25 feet from defendant, drew his weapon and ordered the latter to drop his weapon. As defen*157dant hesitated, the woman he was holding fled. Defendant thereupon fired two shots at the officer which missed. Patrolman Quinones fired two shots in response,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. CosmeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RobertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RobertsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. MillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. CarterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. HensonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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