Legal Opinion
People v. Brooks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 24, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lynch, J.
The issue for determination was completely stated by the Justice whose order after a suppression hearing is appealed: “whether to exclude from evidence surreptitiously recorded statements of the defendant made after he had been arrested in New York, retained counsel and was released on bail. The statements were recorded when defendant telephoned an alleged accomplice who, unbeknownst to him, was acting as a police informant for the purpose of participating in a stakeout designed to snare two other accomplices. At the time the defendant was in *350custody in New Jersey…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. ArthurNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. SteeleNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. SlochowskyNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. IannacconeNew York Supreme Court · 1982