Legal Opinion
People v. Coffey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 1963PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Desmond.
Defendant appeals from a unanimous Appellate Division affirmance of an order of the Supreme Court denying after a hearing in the former Court of General Sessions defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence. The challenged evidence was in the form of stolen diamonds which had been seized on August 30, 1960 by New York City police officers acting with agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The officers had no search warrant or warrant of arrest. The gems were part of the loot of a burglary on June 25, 1960 of the Cartier jewelry store in New York City.…
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