People v. Rivas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of his former girlfriend, Valerie Hill. He contends that the suppression court erred in refusing to suppress statements he made to the police during an interview on March 30, 1987 and in refusing to suppress pieces of paper seized during a search of his residence pursuant to a warrant.
We agree with defendant that seizure of the pieces of paper found during the search of his residence was not justified by the plain view exception. Police may seize items in plain view that are not described in a…
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