New York Court of Appeals· 11/26/1985

People v. Johnson

Citations

66 N.Y.2d 398
488 N.E.2d 439
497 N.Y.S.2d 618
1985 N.Y. LEXIS 17918

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noting that courts generally read Article I, § 12, of the New York State Constitution in line with the Fourth Amendment
explaining that “reasonable cause” as used in N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.10(1) is equivalent to “probable cause.”
rejecting Gates test for search based on a warrant under state constitution
adhering to the “bright line” two prong test of Aguilar v Texas, 378 US 108 [1964] and Spinelli v United States, 393 US 410 [1969] in evaluating warrantless searches and seizures based on informant information in stead of adopting the Supreme Court’s “totality of the circumstances” test
\The New York State [C]onstitution's guarantees of ... due process are virtually coextensive with those of the federal Constitution.\
such admissions should be used carefully, only after careful consideration of all relevant circumstances indicates that there is a basis for finding reliability in the context of the particular case

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Judges: Simons, Titone

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