Legal Opinion

People v. Matthew

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 13, 1996PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

As the People concede, it was error to summarily deny defendant’s suppression motion. Defendant, as a passenger in a taxi cab, has a right to contest the stop of the vehicle and therefore to challenge any evidence seized as the fruit of an unlawful stop (People v Millan, 69 NY2d 514, 520). Since defendant alleges facts which, if accepted as true, are sufficient to establish that the taxi cab was stopped illegally, he is entitled to a hearing on the motion.

Defendant’s contention that he was denied the right to trial *261by a jury of his choice because the court replaced a juror whose father-in-law…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. MillanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. WatkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. PolhillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. RosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. People v. HernandezNew York Supreme Court · 1998
  4. People v. SilvaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. McLoydNew York Supreme Court · 2012

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