The People of the State of New York v. Jim Henley, Jr., Appellant the People of the State of New York v. Willie…

Summary

The Court held that Jim Henley Jr.'s custodial detention without probable cause vitiated his later consent to the search of the apartment, requiring suppression of the seized evidence and reversal of his conviction. It affirmed Willie Norman Henley's conviction, finding he lacked standing to challenge his brother's illegal detention and that the consent was valid as to him. Chief Judge Cooke dissented, arguing that Willie Norman Henley does have standing and that the consent should be invalid for both brothers.