Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lorraine S. Miller, J.
Defendant Larry Thomas, charged with the murder of his girlfriend, moved for suppression of bloodstained sneakers. The court denied the motion, with the decision to follow. At *761the Mapp hearing held before this court, an issue of apparent first impression arose. (Mapp v Ohio, 367 US 643.) Based on the credible evidence the facts which gave rise to this issue were as follows:
On May 25, 1988, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Police Officer James McCabe discovered the body of the deceased, Eva Sawyer, lying on the bedroom floor in her 826 Crown Street…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Cupp v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. GregoryNew York Supreme Court · 2006