New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Clive Spencer, Appellant
January 17, 199584 N.Y.2d 749
Summary
The Court held that a police stop of a moving vehicle to request information about a suspect’s whereabouts, without reasonable suspicion, is an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment; therefore the evidence obtained was suppressed and the indictment dismissed. Judge Levine dissented, arguing the stop was reasonable.