Legal Opinion
People v. Epperson
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Daniel P. FitzGerald, J.
Police officers are exempt from prosecution for criminal possession of a weapon (Penal Law § 265.20), but does this exemption apply to a suspended police officer? Moreover, can a suspended police officer who carries a duplicate of his police shield be prosecuted for criminal possession of a forged instrument when he attempts to use the shield to identify himself as a police officer? Both these questions are raised in the present case.
On October 16, 1986, the defendant, a New York City police officer, was suspended from assigned duties for failure to…
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