PEOPLE v. JENNINGS


54 N.Y.2d 518 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard J. Jennings, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Schoen, Matthew Muraskin and Michael J. Obus for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney (Judith R. Sternberg and William C. Donnino of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.


MEYER, J.

An arrest is invalid when the arresting officer acts upon information in criminal justice system records which, though correct when put into the records, no longer applies and which, through fault of the system, has been retained in its records after it became inapplicable. Accordingly, an arrest made in reliance upon the computerized criminal record file of defendant, which showed as outstanding a...

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