Legal Opinion
People v. Lypka
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1975PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
Following denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless automobile search, the defendants pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and criminal trespass in the second degree. The judgments were affirmed by the Appellate Division, one Justice dissenting.
The issue is whether an interstate police bulletin alone can furnish probable cause for a warrantless motor vehicle search.
At about 10:30 p.m. on June 16, 1972, Undersheriff Brewer of Seneca County received a telephone call from a person identifying himself as a Detective Holhman of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania Police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by225 opinions
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- People v. BrnjaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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