New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Costandino Argyris, Appellant; the People of the State of New…
November 25, 201424 N.Y.3d 1138
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s orders denying suppression in People v. Argyris and People v. DiSalvo, holding that the anonymous 911 tips satisfied the Aguilar‑Spinelli test and provided reasonable suspicion for the investigatory stops. It reversed the County Court in People v. Johnson, granting the defendants’ suppression motion because the tip failed the basis‑of‑knowledge prong and the stop was unlawful. Separate dissenting and concurring opinions argue over the proper standard for evaluating anonymous tips.