Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald J. Mark, J.
The defendant, who is charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree and related crimes, makes this applica*250tion pursuant to CPL 710.20 (1) to suppress fingerprint comparison evidence upon the ground that the first set of fingerprints was secured as the result of an illegal arrest.
The defendant was arrested by the police on a charge of trespass, and subsequent thereto his fingerprints were obtained during the booking process. Prior to this arrest of the defendant, a residential burglary had occurred, and the police had located fingerprints at the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. PleasantNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People ex rel. Brackett v. KaiserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- People v. La BordeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. BanderaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People ex rel. Decker v. PageNew York Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1998