PEOPLE v. COLEMAN


24 N.Y.2d 1005 (1969)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Jeremy Coleman, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (James J. Duggan of counsel), for appellant.

William Scott, 2nd for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE and BERGAN, Judge BREITEL solely on constraint of People v. Marsh (). Judge JASEN dissents and votes to reverse in the following opinion in which Judge SCILEPPI concurs.


Order affirmed on the authority of People v. Marsh (20 N.Y.2d 98).

JASEN, J. (dissenting).

Trooper Gerard Boss of the New York State Police was on routine patrol on the Taconic State Parkway when he observed defendant walking backwards on the paved portion of the highway, carrying a large sign reading "EXPO 67".1 The officer stopped the patrol car, opened the door on the passenger...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases