People v. Batista

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1996-10-15

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OPINION OF THE COURT Smith, J. The issue on this appeal relates to the defendant’s right to be free from an illegal search and seizure (US Const 4th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art I, § 12). A police officer, after lawfully stopping a cab in which defendant was a passenger, had his suspicions aroused by his pers…

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