Legal Opinion

People v. Leonard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 24, 1970Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment entered June 20, 1968, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a dangerous drug, affirmed. The motion to suppress was based solely on the testimony of the arresting police officer given at the preliminary hearing before the Magistrate and the hearsay affidavit of defendant’s attorney. The latter had no evidentiary value. (People v. De Simone, 56 Misc 2d 289, affd. 59 Misc 2d 562.) The uncontradicted testimony of the police officer presented no issue of fact requiring a hearing. (People v. Rodney P. [Anonymous], 21 N Y 2d 1.) In Rodney P. the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Orozco v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. People v. De SimoneNassau County District Court · 1967
  5. People v. De SimoneAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1969

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