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 Court affirmed the Appellate Division decisions in People v Argyris and People v DiSalvo, holding that the anonymous 911 tips provided sufficient reliability under either the totality‑of‑the‑circumstances or the Aguilar‑Spinelli test to create reasonable suspicion for the vehicle stops. The Court reversed the County Court in People v Johnson, granting the defendants’ motion to suppress the seized weapons because the tip lacked predictive information and did not satisfy the reliability requirements. Separate dissenting opinions argued that the tip in Argyris and DiSalvo was insufficient and that the majority’s approach departs from prior Moore precedent.