Legal Opinion

People v. Lerhinan

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

Decided November 22, 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lazer, J. P.

Because the constitutional validity of hotel and boarding room searches has evoked only limited jurisprudence in this State, this case provides the opportunity to illuminate the relationship between the Fourth Amendment and real property law. The search here challenged turned up the fruits of the crime and resulted in defendant’s plea of guilty to burglary in the third degree after his motion to suppress was denied. We conclude that a hotel guest, who has a constitutionally protected right to privacy in his room, loses any reasonable expectation of such privacy…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. United States v. Riad Youssef RahmeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Glenwood TV, Inc. v. RatnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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