Legal Opinion

People v. Chapman

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

Decided October 22, 1984PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mollen, P. J.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether under the circumstances at bar the defendant was seized in violation of his rights under the State and Federal Constitutions (NY Const, art I, § 12; US Const, 4th, 14th Arndts), thereby requiring suppression, as the fruit of the poisonous tree, of a pillowcase and its contents. The County Court concluded *495that the defendant was not unlawfully seized and denied suppression. There should be an affirmance.

The facts, as developed at the suppression hearing, are for the most part undisputed. On the night of February 21,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. CarrasquilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. MedinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. People v. DennisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. MateoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. BetancourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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