New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Robert Diaz, Also Known as Robert Holmes, Appellant
April 8, 199381 N.Y.2d 106
Summary
The Court reversed the Appellate Division, holding that a warrantless search of a suspect's pocket cannot be justified by information obtained during a Terry pat‑down and that no "plain touch" exception to the warrant requirement exists; therefore the seized crack cocaine was suppressed and the indictment dismissed.