Legal Opinion
People v. Roque
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 2002PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether, in the context of a stop made in the course of a “vertical sweep” of a residential apartment building, reasonable suspicion that a particular person has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime arose, justifying police detention of a suspect. We conclude that the record supports a finding of reasonable suspicion justifying police detention of the defendant and therefore affirm defendant’s conviction.
On March 29, 1996, New York City Police Sergeant Mulcahy, along with Police Officers Ferguson, Mylott…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. CarterCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1996
- People v. PowellNew York Supreme Court · 1999
3Cited by31 opinions
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- People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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