Legal Opinion
People v. Gondolfo
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1978PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fritz W. Alexander, J.
Salvatore Gondolfo and Frank Di Candía seek a ruling of this court conferring "standing’ upon them to challenge the use against them of certain contraband (8 ounces of cocaine) illegally seized by the police from the automobile of their codefendant John Abatemarco.
Following the hearing on a motion to suppress previously brought by Abatemarco, this court found that the officers lacked the requisite probable cause to believe that the automobile being operated by Abatemarco contained contraband; that the search and seizure was, therefore, illegal and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
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