Legal Opinion
People v. Dove
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 11, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pesce, J.), rendered April 17, 1986, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The forcible stop and frisk of the defendant was based upon reasonable suspicion, and the arresting officers’ testimony at the combined Mapp and Huntley hearing was not incredible as a matter of law. Issues of credibility are primarily for the hearing court and its findings are to be accorded great weight unless they are clearly…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. ArmsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. SpringerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. OvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. HarleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. SelbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. KalishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. SterlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988