PEOPLE v. WELDON


145 Misc.2d 1002 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. William Weldon, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

November 20, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cleary for defendant. Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Esther Mackner of counsel), for plaintiff.


LEWIS L. DOUGLASS, J.

The question to be decided is what action may uniformed police officers take, when a person they observe in the vicinity of a drug location, for a period of time, runs away when the police approach to ask the person for an explanation of his presence at the location.

The facts which produce the question arise out of what is an ever increasing encounter between police, who, in response to community demands to do something...

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