Legal Opinion
People v. Cintron
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 2000PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
On the evening of January 12, 1997, two police officers parked in an unmarked car on a one-way street in Brooklyn spotted defendant Carlos Cintron when he drove past them in a green 1990 Acura Legend and sounded its horn. When the officers entered the license plate number into their police vehicle’s computer console, they discovered that the insurance on the car had been suspended. The officers then decided to follow the car.
After defendant went through a red light at an intersection, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way, the officers turned on their…
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