Legal Opinion
People v. Ramirez-Portoreal
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1996PublishedCited by 361 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendants in these three unrelated appeals have been arrested and prosecuted for various counts of criminal possession of drugs. Prior to their arrests, each had deposited or hidden drugs in a public place and they challenged the legality of the police actions in seizing them. The questions raised are whether, in such circumstances, a defendant has standing to challenge the legality of the police conduct and whether the alleged "abandonment” of the property affects the right to do so. Defendant Mims also successfully claimed that he was arrested without probable…
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