Legal Opinion
People v. Cosme
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1979PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
Defendant appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, First Department, which unanimously affirmed his conviction for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law, § 220.16). His appeal raises a substantial question concerning the authority of police officers to search jointly occupied premises when both of the occupants are present and one consents to the search while the other explicitly refuses to consent.
The incident that forms the basis of this appeal was precipitated by a quarrel between defendant Cosme and his…
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