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PEOPLE v. DAVIS

64 N.Y.2d 1143 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Allen Davis, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Dixon for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Andrew D. Greene and Peter D. Coddington of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On this appeal, it is argued that a police officer's instruction to defendant to place a plastic bag in his possession on the ground, and the officer's subsequent search of the bag, were unsupported by reasonable suspicion as a matter of law. Reasonable suspicion involves a mixed question of law and fact, which is beyond the review powers of this...

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