PEOPLE v. LALLI


43 N.Y.2d 729 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Lalli, Also Known as William Farrell, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Bernstein and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Cecile F. Grossman of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

At issue is the denial of a motion to suppress evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds. Following this denial, and after the People had presented a portion of their case at trial, defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. Defendant thereafter appealed from the judgment of conviction for this crime, and the Appellate Division affirmed. We reverse.

At the outset, we note that an examination...

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