Legal Opinion
People v. Contiglio
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 1974PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour Boyers, J.
The indictment charges the defendant with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
A hearing on motions to suppress was held bef ore me to determine: (1) admissibility of statements made by the deceased, Mary Cimino; (2) admissibility of statements made by the defendant to the police; (3) admissibility of a gun and bullets.
At the outset, this court must point out that the initial relief sought by defendant is highly unique. A dying declaration, by its very nature, may not be the subject matter of a Huntley type suppression hearing. CPL 710.20 (subd. 3) clearly limits the subject…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Samson EisnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. LiccioneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. LittleNew York County Court, Yates County · 1975
- People v. KolbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. PellegrinoNew York Supreme Court · 1976