Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Powell v. LaVallee
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1974No. 74 Civ. 471PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BONSAL, District Judge.
Petitioner, pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus.
Petitioner was arrested on January 23, 1970 in a police raid on apartment 3H at 1874 Loring Place, Bronx, New York. Seized by the police at that time were some 10 pounds of heroin and paraphernalia for “bagging up” heroin. Prior to his trial, petitioner moved to suppress this evidence on the grounds that it was illegally seized. After a hearing before Justice Brust of the New York Supreme'Court, Bronx County, petitioner’s motion was granted on June 18, 1970. The State took an interlocutory appeal, and on March…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- U. S. Ex Rel. Powell v. LavalleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974