PEOPLE v. JACKSON


170 Misc.2d 478 (1996)

649 N.Y.S.2d 334

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Edward Jackson, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County.

September 19, 1996


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, Bronx (Olayinka Dan-Salami of counsel), for defendant. Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County (Stephanie Perez of counsel), for plaintiff.


MEGAN TALLMER, J.

The issue raised in this case is whether a common-law wife may consent to a search of her husband's dresser drawers. For the following reasons, the court concludes that she may.

Defendant is charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of air pistols. He moves to suppress weapons and ammunition recovered from his home on the grounds that their seizure violated his Fourth...

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