PEOPLE v. BROWN


24 N.Y.2d 421 (1969)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Brown, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Walker and Anthony F. Marra for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (William C. Donnino and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN and KEATING concur with Judge BREITEL; Judge JASEN dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Judge SCILEPPI concurs.


BREITEL, J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for unlawful possession of a narcotic drug (Public Health Law, § 3305) after a plea of guilty. He contends that his motion to suppress under section 813-c of the Code of Criminal Procedure was improperly denied after a hearing.

Defendant's sole contention is that there was no probable cause to make the arrest and, therefore, the search following the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases