Legal Opinion

People v. Rodolitz

Nassau County District Court

Decided December 20, 1965PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBernard Tomson, J.

On this motion to reargue (see People v. Rodolitz, 47 Misc 2d 129), there is squarely presented again *547the question as to whether the burden of persuasion rests on the People or the defendant in a suppression hearing made pursuant to section 813-c of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Prior to People v. Malinsky (15 N Y 2d 86) it was well settled that (except where waiver or consent was relied on to justify a search without a warrant) the burden of proof was on the defendant. (See People v. Lombardi, 18 A D 2d 177, affd. 13 N Y 2d 1014; People v. Entrialgo, 19 A D 2d 509, affd. 14 N Y 2d 733; and,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Luis L. Cervantes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  3. United States v. Mario RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  4. Gary v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. People v. AllenNew York Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. BoydNassau County District Court · 1968

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