Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*742OPINION OF THE COURT
Steven Fisher, J.
On these motions, the sole question presented is whether and to what extent each of the four defendants has standing to seek the suppression of contraband seized by police under authority of a concededly defective search warrant. The issue is a difficult one because, at the present time, the law of standing in New York seems unsettled and is less than entirely clear.
The facts here are undisputed and have been submitted upon stipulation by all parties.
On March 5, 1987, an application was made to a Criminal Court Judge in Kings County for a warrant…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. RadaNew York Supreme Court · 1988
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- People v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1989