PEOPLE v. ROBINSON


74 N.Y.2d 773 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Neville Robinson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Donner and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Elizabeth S. Ostrow and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge ALEXANDER dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion in which Judges KAYE and TITONE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division affirming the judgment of conviction and the denial of suppression should be affirmed.

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution is not violated when a driver is directed to step out briefly from a lawfully stopped and detained vehicle because the inherent and inordinate danger to investigating police officers in completing their authorized official responsibilities...

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