Evidence of methamphetamine cooking that police said they discovered during a “protective sweep” of an apartment should have be suppressed at the trial of a resident, an appeals court determined.
The Appellate Division, Third Department, panel said a warrantless protective sweep must be confined to searching areas where people could conceal themselves so that officers can proceed with questioning and arrests in safety.
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