Legal Opinion

People v. Highsmith

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

Decided March 31, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [1], [12]) and one count of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.50 [2]). We reject the contention of defendant that County Court erred in refusing to suppress evidence discovered during a search of his person on the ground that the police lacked a sufficient basis to approach and detain him. The police approached defendant and another person…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ChinNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. People v. ScottNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. People v. KendrickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. BeloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. In re Sheldon G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. LucieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. BernardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. VirolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. BERNARD, GREGORY, PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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