Legal Opinion
People v. Scalza
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1990PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of six counts of criminal possession of weapons and ammunition after his pretrial suppression motion was denied by the Nassau County Court. The County Court had preliminarily exercised its discretionary authority to refer the suppression matter to an authorized Judicial Hearing Officer (JHO) for the filing of a report as prescribed in CPL 255.20 (4). Defendant did not object to the use of this procedure at trial but challenged it on appeal, both facially and as applied, on State constitutional grounds only. The Appellate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- A. G. Ship Maintenance Corp. v. LezakNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Van Berkel v. PowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
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