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People v. Ennis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 20, 1983
95 A.D.2d 838 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)

Opinion

June 20, 1983


Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Sherman, J.), rendered September 1, 1981, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon his guilty plea, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial of the defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence. Matter remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, to make findings in accordance herewith. In the interim, the appeal shall be held in abeyance. The report shall be filed with all convenient speed. Although finding that a warrantless and nonconsensual entry into defendant's home occurred in the case at bar, the hearing court declined to suppress the physical evidence seized upon the theory that Payton v. New York ( 445 U.S. 573) should not be applied retroactively to the defendant's case. Since that time, the Supreme Court has held, in United States v. Johnson ( 457 U.S. 537), that Payton should be applied retroactively to all convictions, such as the one in the case at bar, which were not yet final when Payton was decided on April 15, 1980. The People urge, however, that despite the warrantless arrest in the defendant's home, the evidence is admissible for trial purposes because of the exigent circumstances of the arrest (see United States v. Campbell, 581 F.2d 22). At the conclusion of the hearing, the court made no findings on that issue, instead limiting its ruling to whether Payton was retroactive to the date of the arrest. That being so, the matter should be remitted for the purpose of making findings on the issue of exigent circumstances (see People v. White, 95 A.D.2d 787). Bracken, J.P., Brown, Niehoff and Boyers, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Ennis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 20, 1983
95 A.D.2d 838 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)
Case details for

People v. Ennis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MACIO ENNIS, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 20, 1983

Citations

95 A.D.2d 838 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)

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