Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Coleman v. Smith
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 17, 1975No. Civ-1972-588PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, to collaterally attack the constitutionality of the petitioner’s New York State conviction for felony possession of drugs. The substances were seized during the course of a warrantless “routine search” of the petitioner’s bedroom, conducted in his absence, by his parole officer. The drugs were introduced in evidence in a new criminal proceeding and resulted in a sentence extending beyond the expiration date of the petitioner’s original term.
The petitioner contends that the County Court Judge erred…
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