Evidence found by police while conducting a protective sweep of an apartment they entered with the occupant’s consent has been suppressed by a federal judge.
Addressing an “unsettled” question of law in the Second Circuit courts, Southern District Judge Jesse Furman (See Profile) said police violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures in a 2012 sweep of a Bronx apartment.
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