New York Court of Appeals Roundup: Noteworthy Criminal Cases; Sovereign Immunity Issue
In their monthly column in the New York Law Journal, Litigation Partners Roy Reardon and Bill Russell discuss two unusual criminal cases. In one case, the Court of Appeals overturned a nearly 40-year-old rule limiting its review of certain discretionary orders denying motions to vacate judgments. In the second case, the court issued an unsigned memorandum decision determining whether an anonymous tip was a sufficient basis to find reasonable suspicion for a police stop but disagreeing as to the proper standard to apply. The column also discusses another case that divided the court and addressed whether a corporate subsidiary of Seneca Nation of Indians was protected by sovereign immunity.