Legal Opinion
People v. Watkins
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1977PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph J aspan, J.
The defendants, Weldon Watkins and Christine Watkins, husband and wife move before trial to *871suppress intercepted telephone conversations between them upon the ground that the same is privileged because of their marital relationship.
The issue raised could be more easily determined after an offer of proof during the course of a trial at which time the court could consider such other relevant issues as the possible presence of third persons, the location and purpose of the telephone which was not listed in the name of either movant, whether the defendants or either of them intended to transmit…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. KahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parkhurst v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People ex rel. Vogelstein v. Warden of the County JailNew York Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. DaghitaNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- People ex rel. Vogelstein v. WardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. StroudCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- People v. WatkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. O'GormanNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. MohammedNew York Supreme Court · 1984
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