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NEW YORK v. HARRIS

No. 88-1000.

495 U.S. 14 (1990)

110 S.Ct. 1640

109 L.Ed.2d 13

NEW YORK v. HARRIS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Coddington argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Robert T. Johnson, Anthony J. Girese, Stanley R. Kaplan, and Karen P. Swiger.

Barrington D. Parker, Jr., by invitation of the Court, 492 U.S. 934, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. With him on the brief was Ronald G. Blum.*

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

On January 11, 1984, New York City police found the body of Ms. Thelma Staton murdered in her apartment. Various facts gave the officers probable cause to believe that the respondent in this case, Bernard Harris, had killed Ms. Staton. As a result, on January 16, 1984, three police officers went to Harris' apartment to take him into custody. They did not first obtain an arrest warrant.

When the police arrived...

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