Legal Opinion
People v. Bannister
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arthur W. Lonschein, J.
This case presents certain aspects of the law of search and seizure, not previously encountered in New York, with regard to “controlled deliveries” of previously seized contraband matter. The defendants were indicted for the crime of possession of marihuana in the first degree. They now move to suppress the physical evidence of that marihuana.
The essential facts are not in dispute and can be summarized briefly as follows: On February 22, 1981, certain crates arrived at Kennedy Airport, aboard a Lufthansa Airlines cargo flight from Nigeria. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robbins v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. DunnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. BrammaNassau County District Court · 1997