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Police Did Not Have Sufficient Information to Justify Request that 12-Year-Old Lift His Shirt–Weapon Recovered After Juvenile’s Refusal (and a Police Pursuit) Should Have Been Suppressed

The Second Department determined the police did not have sufficient information to justify a request that appellant, who was 12 years old, to lift his shirt.  The weapon found on the appellant’s person should have been suppressed:

At issue here is whether the officers could ask the appellant to lift his shirt, even after he refused, and then pursue him as he fled the scene. Based upon a founded suspicion that criminal activity is afoot, the subject may be asked to produce identification …, may be asked whether he has weapons, and may be asked to remove his hands from his pockets … . However, asking a person to open his or her coat is an “intrusive step” which requires sufficient evidence of criminal activity to permit more than an inquiry by the police … . Here, the police acknowledge they did not see an object until they took their “intrusive step” of demanding that the appellant lift up the front of his shirt after he refused to do so, whereupon a police officer pursued him with his gun drawn.

The appellant had the “right to be let alone” … . The police may lawfully pursue an individual if they have a reasonable suspicion that he or she has committed or is about to commit a crime … . However, in this case, the police only acquired a basis to pursue the appellant after they took the intrusive step of demanding that he raise the front of his shirt and saw the butt of a gun. Since the pursuit of the appellant was unlawful, the gun which he abandoned in response to the pursuit should have been suppressed… . Matter of Shakir J, 2014 NY Slip Op 05336, 2nd Dept 7-16-14

 

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