PEOPLE v. BECKFORD


138 A.D.2d 613 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Erroll Beckford, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

March 21, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.

Responding to a radio transmission, a number of uniformed police officers arrived at a certain address and knocked on the door of a second-floor apartment. They heard no answer, but heard someone "rushing around" and a window open. Instantly, two of the officers ran to a third-floor apartment and entered the fire escape. One of the...

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