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People v. CoxPeople v. Cox

New York Court of Appeals
Mar 29, 1984
Reporters:
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Before:
Cooke and Judges Jasen

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍the motion to suppress granted and a new trial ordered.

In the absence of factual findings by the trial court and the Appellate ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍Division that the officers had probable cause to arrest defendant, we cannot say that the search of his duffel bag was lawful. (See People ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍v Gokey, 60 NY2d 309; People v Smith, 59 NY2d 454; cf. People v Harrison, 57 NY2d 470.)

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍Kaye concur.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order reversed, ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍motion to suppress granted and a new trial ordered in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Cox
Court Name: New York Court of Appeals
Date Published: Mar 29, 1984
Citations: 61 N.Y.2d 1020; 463 N.E.2d 1227; 475 N.Y.S.2d 375; 1984 N.Y. LEXIS 4235
Court Abbreviation: N.Y.
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