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People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 8, 1986
125 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

December 8, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pincus, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant's contention that the warrantless arrest in his home and the seizure of a gun found therein violated his constitutional rights. The hearing court properly found that the warrantless arrest was due to exigent circumstances (see, Dorman v. United States, 435 F.2d 385, 392; People v. Gordon, 110 A.D.2d 778, 780; People v. Green, 103 A.D.2d 362, 363-364) and that the gun was properly seized in the search as incidental to the lawful arrest (see, People v. Knapp, 52 N.Y.2d 689).

Under the circumstances of this case we also reject the defendant's contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see, People v. Farrar, 52 N.Y.2d 302, 305; People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 86-87). Niehoff, J.P., Rubin, Eiber and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 8, 1986
125 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAM WILLIAMS, Appellant

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

Date published: Dec 8, 1986

Citations

125 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)