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People v. Shepard

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rena K. Uviller, J.

When a search warrant authorizes seizure of specific documents, how extensively may the executing officers scrutinize the documents to determine if they fall within the warrant’s ambit. If the papers are not specified in the warrant, to what extent may they be examined to assess their value as evidence in the case such as to fall within the "plain view” exception to the warrant requirement.

Defendants have been indicted for conspiracy to commit murder, and attempted murder. It is alleged that the two conspired to arrange for the contract killing of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. People v. DiazNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. BasilicatoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. ManganaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. EtollNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. BurkeNew York Supreme Court · 1999
  2. People v. WassermanNew York Supreme Court · 1997

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