Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Van Dyke Smith, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-12-26
Citations: 66 A.D.2d 862
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Van Dyke Smith, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 66
Pages: 862–862

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Van Dyke Smith, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal, as limited by the People's brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme court, Kings County, entered January 5, 1978, as, after a hearing, granted defendant's motion to suppress certain oral statements made by him after his arrest. Order affirmed insofar as appealed from. In our view, the statements suppressed by Criminal Term were the "fruit" of defendant's concededly illegal arrest and contemporaneous search and were not, therefore, admissible in evidence against him (see Brown v Illinois, 422 US 590; People v Stewart, 41 NY2d 65, 70). People v Martinez (37 NY2d 662) is distinguishable on its facts. Gulotta, J. P., Cohalan, Hargett and O'Connor, JJ., concur.