New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. Efrain Allende

May 11, 197639 N.Y.2d 474

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and dismissed the indictment, holding that the officers' warrantless seizure of the defendant's vehicle and its occupants was unconstitutional because it lacked reasonable cause, and that the suppression motion was properly appealable despite the defendant's guilty plea.