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Matter of Brown v. Monserrate

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Apr 26, 1984
101 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

Opinion

April 26, 1984

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this court pursuant to CPLR 506, subd [b], par 1) to prohibit respondents from enforcing a search warrant.


¶ A hearing should be held and expert testimony received concerning the conclusiveness and probative value of the enzyme phenotyping procedure and microscopic comparison of human hair analysis sought by the police. Such evidence should include, but not be limited to, the results obtained from testing the spermatozoa found in the victims' bodies and the human hairs recovered from their beds, and the frequency of occurrence of the same characteristics in the general population (see Matter of Abe A., 56 N.Y.2d 288; People v Borcsok, 114 Misc.2d 810). Determination of the proceeding will be held in abeyance in the interim. ¶ Decision withheld, and matter remitted to County Court of Tompkins County for further proceedings not inconsistent herewith. Kane, J.P., Main, Yesawich, Jr., and Harvey, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Brown v. Monserrate

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Apr 26, 1984
101 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)
Case details for

Matter of Brown v. Monserrate

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of LARRY J. BROWN, Petitioner, v. PATRICK D. MONSERRATE, as…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Apr 26, 1984

Citations

101 A.D.2d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

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