Legal Opinion

People v. Dunn

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

Decided March 16, 1990PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denman, J. P.

The question presented on this appeal is whether police violated defendant’s rights under the Constitution of the United States (US Const 4th Amend) or the Constitution of the State of New York (NY Const, art I, § 12) by conducting a warrantless "canine sniff” outside the door of his apartment. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that defendant’s rights against unreasonable search and seizure were not violated.

*77Following his joint trial with codefendant Henry Hill, defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) in the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. DunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Quigley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  3. People v. ChristianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. FerronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. People v. McFaddenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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