14 Cited authorities

Whren v. United States
517 U.S. 806 (1996) Cited 8,615 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that, upon observing traffic violation, officer may stop vehicle regardless of his subjective motivations, "as long as the circumstances, viewed objectively, justify that action"
United States v. Leon
468 U.S. 897 (1984) Cited 10,253 times 72 Legal Analyses
Holding that when a warrant is "subsequently invalidated," suppression is not necessary so long as the warrant was issued by a neutral magistrate and the officers' reliance on the warrant was objectively reasonable
Mapp v. Ohio
367 U.S. 643 (1961) Cited 8,296 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that the exclusionary rule under the Fourth Amendment applies to the States, and overruling the contrary rule of Wolf v. Colorado , 338 U.S. 25, 69 S.Ct. 1359, 93 L.Ed. 1782, after considering and rejecting "the current validity of the factual grounds upon which Wolf was based"
People v. Bigelow
66 N.Y.2d 417 (N.Y. 1985) Cited 854 times 1 Legal Analyses
Rejecting the "good-faith exception" to the warrant requirement
People v. Robinson
97 N.Y.2d 341 (N.Y. 2001) Cited 494 times 2 Legal Analyses
Declining to distinguish between criminal and traffic violations for the purposes of searches and seizures under New York law
People v. Spencer
84 N.Y.2d 749 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 208 times
Holding that automobile stop of a defendant, who police wanted to question regarding a suspect, was unreasonable, especially in light of the "fact that the officers had not even searched for the suspect at his own home when they decided to stop defendant . . . [because defendant] was a possible or even probable source of information regarding the suspect's whereabouts"
U.S. v. Twilley
222 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 171 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the evidence obtained as part of an illegal stop should have been suppressed even where the defendants consented to the search
People v. Weaver
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 745 (N.Y. 2011) Cited 118 times
Finding that defendant's disorderly conduct arrest was lawful, in part because defendant became "increasingly agitated and belligerent, repeatedly shouting obscenities at his wife and the [arresting] officer"
People v. Gonzalez
88 N.Y.2d 289 (N.Y. 1996) Cited 70 times
Holding that although the sister of the defendant's accomplice had authority to consent to search of apartment, her permission did not extend to the search of the defendant's duffel bag, which was zipped closed
People v. Estrella
10 N.Y.3d 945 (N.Y. 2008) Cited 39 times
In Estrella, police stopped a vehicle with Georgia license plates believing that its windows were excessively tinted in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 375 (12–a) (b)(4) (People v. Estrella, 48 A.D.3d 1283, 1284–1285, 851 N.Y.S.2d 793 [4th Dept.2008]).

The People, Appellant,v.Rebecca Guthrie, Respondent.

14 Cited authorities

Holding that, upon observing traffic violation, officer may stop vehicle regardless of his subjective motivations, "as long as the circumstances, viewed objectively, justify that action"

Holding that when a warrant is "subsequently invalidated," suppression is not necessary so long as the warrant was issued by a neutral magistrate and the officers' reliance on the warrant was objectively reasonable

Holding that the exclusionary rule under the Fourth Amendment applies to the States, and overruling the contrary rule of Wolf v. Colorado , 338 U.S. 25, 69 S.Ct. 1359, 93 L.Ed. 1782, after considering and rejecting "the current validity of the factual grounds upon which Wolf was based"

Rejecting the "good-faith exception" to the warrant requirement

Declining to distinguish between criminal and traffic violations for the purposes of searches and seizures under New York law

Holding that the evidence obtained as part of an illegal stop should have been suppressed even where the defendants consented to the search

Finding that defendant's disorderly conduct arrest was lawful, in part because defendant became "increasingly agitated and belligerent, repeatedly shouting obscenities at his wife and the [arresting] officer"

Holding that although the sister of the defendant's accomplice had authority to consent to search of apartment, her permission did not extend to the search of the defendant's duffel bag, which was zipped closed

In Estrella, police stopped a vehicle with Georgia license plates believing that its windows were excessively tinted in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 375 (12–a) (b)(4) (People v. Estrella, 48 A.D.3d 1283, 1284–1285, 851 N.Y.S.2d 793 [4th Dept.2008]).