Legal Opinion
People v. Burr
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1987PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*357OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In seeking to overturn his murder conviction, defendant challenges the legality of the warrantless arrest in his home, as well as the admission of physical evidence seen before — but taken from his home after — a search warrant was obtained. While we recognize that a confirmatory search1 may require the suppression of evidence, the record in this case supports denial of all of defendant’s challenges and affirmance of his conviction.
On Sunday, January 9, 1983, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Timothy Murray and his father appeared at the Buffalo Police Department with…
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