Legal Opinion
People v. Cantor
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1975PublishedCited by 635 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
The defendant was charged with possession of weapons as a felony and reckless endangerment in the first degree. He moved to suppress the evidence against him on the ground that his constitutional rights had been violated. Following a hearing this motion was denied, the court finding that he had produced the weapon of his own volition. Shortly thereafter the defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted possession of a weapon, a class E felony.
Expressed in its broadest terms the issue here is whether the defendant was subjected to an unreasonable search and seizure *109in violation of his…
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- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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