Legal Opinion
People v. Morales
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 1968PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
This appeal squarely presents the issue of the authority of law enforcement officials to temporarily detain and question suspects upon less than probable cause for charges of crime after advising them of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights.
At about 3:00 a.m. on October 4, 1964, Addie Brown was brutally stabbed 31 times while in the elevator of the apartment building in which she lived in New York City. Two men, attracted by her screams, heard running footsteps and the slamming or closing of a door. Mrs. Brown was unable to respond to questioning and died at 3:30 a.m.
The police questioned a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Stone v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Morales v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. MoralesNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Wise v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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