Legal Opinion
Martinez v. City of Schenectady
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 2001PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
The long history of this appeal began in September 1987 when, pursuant to a search warrant, defendants — Schenectady police officers — entered the residence of plaintiff Melody Martinez, seized four ounces of cocaine from a dresser drawer in her bedroom and arrested her.
The search warrant grew out of an investigation into suspected drug activity at plaintiff’s address. Two days before the arrest a confidential informant advised Schenectady police that she could obtain drugs from a woman named Melody at that address, and they arranged for an uncontrolled…
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