Legal Opinion
People v. Silvestre
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 7, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Zelman, J.), dated June 25, 1984, which, after a hearing, granted the defendant’s motion to suppress a gun and a plastic bag of cocaine found on his person.
Order affirmed.
While three plain-clothes officers were on routine patrol in an unmarked car, both Sergeant Sobocienski and Officer Robinson observed the defendant place his right hand inside his open winter coat and make a "pulling” movement in the area of his left shoulder and armpit while walking alone on 35th Avenue in Queens at about 11:00 p.m. on January 24,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. De BourNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. FarrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. PowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- In re J.M.New York City Family Court · 2016