People v. Lott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Callahan, J. P.
This appeal raises interesting issues in applying the principle that absent exigent circumstances or consent, police may not enter a suspect’s home to make a warrant-less arrest (Payton v New York, 445 US 573; People v Levan, 62 NY2d 139; People v Soto, 96 AD2d 741). Did the police action in seizing a loaded weapon and other contraband in defendant’s apartment violate this principle?
*507At approximately 12:30 to 12:45 a.m. on October 23, 1981, a man and woman entered the Fourth Precinct station house in the City of Buffalo and informed a plainclothes police…
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