PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ


52 N.Y.2d 483 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Rodriguez, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Perlmutter for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Grace Goodman and Vivian Berger of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur with Judge JASEN; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Judge FUCHSBERG concurs.


JASEN, J.

The question before us is whether, in the circumstances of this case, the courts below could properly conclude that a police informant was sufficiently reliable and was possessed of a sufficient basis of knowledge to justify the warrantless arrest of defendant based upon that informant's tip.

This case arises out of a police investigation focused upon the Brown Social Club at 233 Eldridge Street...

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