People v. King
Cases that cite this one
17 later published cases cite this decision.
- People v. Melton (New York Supreme Court 1991)
- People v. Muhammad (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
- People v. Mateo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
- People v. Harper (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
- People v. Brannon (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2009)
- People v. Wilder (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- In re Victor M. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People ex rel. Johnson v. New York State Division of Parole (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
- People v. Robinson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2000)
- People v. Lindsay (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
- People v. Nichols (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
- People v. Johnson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1993)
- People v. Ferguson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1992)
- People v. Mandley (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)
- Wilson v. De Bruyn (District Court, W.D. New York 1986)
- People v. Larkins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
- People v. Tidwell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
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Opinion
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
The defendant, approached by a police officer for a gambling violation, fled to a nearby store and refused to come out until the officer had pried the door open. The officer then frisked the defendant and found a loaded handgun. Under the circumstances we agree with the courts below that the frisk of the defendant did not violate his constitutional rights. Although the fact that a person has been stopped for a violation does not ordinarily justify a frisk (People v St. Clair, 54 NY2d 900), a limited pat down for concealed weapons was reasonable in light of the defendant’s uncooperative and suspicious conduct after he had been ordered to stop by the officer.
Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Jasen, Meyer, Simons, Kaye and Alexander concur; Judge Titone taking no part.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
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