The People v. William Brown / The People v. Patrick Thomas

Although determinations as to reasonable suspicion typically present a mixed question of law and fact, where the issue presented involves the “minimum showing necessary to establish” reasonable suspicion, “a question of law is presented for [our] review” (People v McRay, 51 NY2d 594, 601 [1980]). Here,.the Appellate Division erred as a matter of law in holding that the undisputed facts and the reasonable inferences drawn therefrom failed to satisfy the minimum showing necessary to establish reasonable suspicion. Therefore, I dissent and would reverse the order of the Appellate Division and…