New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Ernest Brannon, Appellant; the People of the State of New York…
May 5, 201116 N.Y.3d 596
Summary
The Court held that an officer must have specific, articulable facts indicating a knife is a gravity knife to have reasonable suspicion for a stop and frisk, reversing the Brannon conviction and affirming the Fernandez conviction.