Legal Opinion
People v. Hickey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 2, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
The issue on this appeal concerns the authority of the Justice Courts to issue search warrants directed at persons or premises located outside of their territorial jurisdiction. We conclude that such authority is lacking, absent a relationship *762between the target of the search warrant and an offense committed within the relevant political boundary.
The facts are not in dispute. On July 2, 1974, a State Police investigator applied to the Town Justice of the Town of Orchard Park for a warrant directing the search of defendant Dennis J. Hickey and his residence within the City of Buffalo for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. FishmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. FishmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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