Legal Opinion

People v. Richardson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 11, 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Felice K. Shea, J.), rendered September 27, 1991 which, after a jury trial, convicted defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and sentenced him to a prison term of from 17 years to life, is reversed, on the law and the facts, and the judgment is vacated.

It is a fundamental principle that governmental intrusion into the privacy of the home, with very limited exceptions, is prohibited by constitutional limitations in the absence of a valid search warrant (People v Gonzalez, 39 NY2d 122, 127; NY Const, art I, § 12;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. People v. WhitehurstNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. People v. KuhnNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. SingletearyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. XochimitlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. KalajAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. ForbesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. People v. HauptAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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