PEOPLE v. HOLLMAN


79 N.Y.2d 181 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Troy Hollman, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gregory Saunders, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued January 15, 1992.

Decided February 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Hofkin Salomon and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Norman Barclay and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

William A. Sandback for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Patricia Curran and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge ALEXANDER taking no part.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

In People v De Bour (40 N.Y.2d 210, 223), we set out a four-tiered method for evaluating the propriety of encounters initiated by police officers in their criminal law enforcement capacity. If a police officer seeks simply to request information from an individual, that request must be supported by an objective, credible reason, not necessarily...

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