PEOPLE v. BECKFORD


102 Misc.2d 963 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. John Beckford, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

April 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Sekaloff for defendant. Mario Merola, District Attorney (Robert Moore of counsel), for plaintiff.


FRED W. EGGERT, J.

The following constitutes the decision and order of the court.

The principal question presented by this case is whether Payton v New York (445 U.S. 573) decided April 15, 1980, (which invalidates warrantless, nonexigent, nonconsensual entry into a defendant's residence to make an arrest) is retroactive to arrests made prior to April 15, 1980...

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