Legal Opinion

People v. Jackson

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

Decided April 15, 1994PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The suppression court properly determined that exigent circumstances justified the warrantless entry of the apartment occupied by defendant and the codefendant (see, People v Burr, 124 AD2d 5, affd 70 NY2d 354, cert denied 485 US 989; People v Williams, 181 AD2d 474, lv denied 79 NY2d 1055). Prior to that entry, the police had probable cause to believe that defendant and the codefendant had assaulted two victims with a wooden board, and possibly a hammer, in separate incidents committed only hours before. *957The police also had strong reason to believe…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. SatloffNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. MottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. People v. StahlNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. BurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. TopolskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. People v. WoodenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Jackson v. LacyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1999

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