Legal Opinion
People v. Vauss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant was denied his constitutional right. to effective assistance of counsel by trial counsel’s failure to challenge the admissibility of defendant’s statement to the police on the ground that it was obtained through violation of Payton v New York (445 US 573). The police arrested defendant in his motel room, without a warrant, after breaking the lock on the door. Although we need not pass on the question of whether a Payton violation occurred under such circumstances, the manner of the arrest and the critical…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. TraitAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. SaninAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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