Legal Opinion
Vina v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
"The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshhold of the ruined tenement.”— William Pitt, 1766.
On November 24, 1971, a member of the Police Department of the City of New York entered Mr. Vina’s premises without probable cause, searched his belongings and allegedly upon finding certain items of contraband placed him under arrest.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wall v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Bishop v. GalassoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Cohen v. LevyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Colegrove v. City of CorningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Watson v. City of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
- John T. Brady & Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1980