Legal Opinion
People v. Weldon
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis L. Douglass, J.
The question to be decided is what action may uniformed police officers take, when a person they observe in the vicinity of a drug location, for a period of time, runs away when the police approach to ask the person for an explanation of his presence at the location.
The facts which produce the question arise out of what is an ever increasing encounter between police, who, in response to community demands to do something about the drug problem, make their presence known at the local "crack house” and then question the people who seem to be connected to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- People v. McRayNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. FinlaysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. DrainNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. WeldonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991