Legal Opinion
People v. Wells
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 2013PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
People v Grant (45 NY2d 366 [1978]) established that the harmless error doctrine generally cannot be used to uphold a *718guilty plea that is entered after the improper denial of a suppression motion. People v Lloyd (66 NY2d 964 [1985]), however, recognized that there are exceptions to this principle. In this case, the Appellate Division determined that defendant’s challenge to an inventory search should have been granted but his guilty plea nonetheless was valid under Lloyd. Based on our review of the record and relevant precedent, we disagree and hold that Grant…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. HillNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. FlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by27 opinions
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