Legal Opinion
People v. Chinnici
New York County Courts
Decided September 12, 1966PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas F. Young, J.
This is a motion to suppress as evidence a revolver which defendant alleges is the product of an illegal search.
In a well-reasoned memorandum of law the petitioner sets forth arguments to the effect that the search exceeded constitutional bounds as it was not related to the cause of the arrest, nor was it reasonably contemporaneous, nor was it confined to the area of the arrest. He makes no reference to the issue posed by the defendant’s status as a probationer. I believe that this is the controlling factor in the situation.
The defendant had been placed on probation with the Nassau County…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- People v. DenneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- People v. HernandezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- People v. OskrobaNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Martin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Randazzo v. FolletteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- United States v. LewisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- People v. FortunatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. NazarianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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