People v. Maerling

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Stark, J.), rendered October 4, 1979, convicting him of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Case remitted to Criminal Term to hear and report on whether there existed exigent circumstances to support the warrant-less arrest of the defendant at his home on February 14,1973, and appeal held in abeyance in the interim. Criminal Term is directed to conduct a hearing and file its report with this court with all convenient speed. Prior to the trial, *1002Criminal…