Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 17, 2012 (People v. Rossi)

The defendant challenges the lawfulness of a search of the backyard of his house, where a police officer discovered a loaded firearm. At the suppression hearing, four police officers and two detectives testified concerning their respective actions at the defendant’s house on July 11, 2009. The four officers responded at different times between 5:00 a.m. and 5:10 a.m.