Legal Opinion
People v. Arnau
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1982PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
The issue raised on this appeal is whether evidence seized pursuant to a valid search warrant obtained after the police illegally entered defendant’s apartment should be suppressed even though the search warrant was obtained on the basis of information gathered from lawful sources prior to and independent of the illegal entry.
On June 21, 1977, at 3:55 p.m., an undercover police officer purchased a quantity of cocaine from the defendant at his apartment at 398 Cornelia Street in Brooklyn. After observing the undercover officer leaving defendant’s apartment, Officer…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by115 opinions
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