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People v. Cunningham

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1981
419 N.E.2d 347 (N.Y. 1981)

Opinion

Argued January 5, 1981

Decided February 10, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, RICHARD G. DENZER, J.

Robert A. Goldschlag and Jack S. Hoffinger for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Jerrold L. Neugarten, Robert M. Pitler and William J. Comiskey of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed. In this case, in which the Appellate Division affirmed the findings made by the suppression court, we cannot say as a matter of law that probable cause to enter the apartment and to conduct a search was not established.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Summaries of

People v. Cunningham

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1981
419 N.E.2d 347 (N.Y. 1981)
Case details for

People v. Cunningham

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. BELINDA CUNNINGHAM…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 10, 1981

Citations

419 N.E.2d 347 (N.Y. 1981)
419 N.E.2d 347
437 N.Y.S.2d 669

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