Legal Opinion
People v. Jones
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley L. Sklar, J.
The principal issue presented in this case is: Can a defendant, who ordinarily, as a mere passenger, lacks standing to contest the validity of a search of a car, seek suppression of guns recovered in a search which followed an arbitrary stop of the car by the police, based on less than reasonable suspicion?
I hold that he can; accordingly, suppression is granted as to all of the defendants.
FACTS
Derek Jones, William Talbert and William Best tried to hire a taxicab during the evening of July 19,1982. Since a taxi was unavailable, their order was referred…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. NelsonNew York Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. MillanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. CatalanoNew York Supreme Court · 1987
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