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People v. Givens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 4, 1968
21 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Argued February 28, 1968

Decided April 4, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JOHN R. STARKEY, J.

Arnold E. Wallach for appellant.

Aaron E. Koota, District Attorney ( Stanley M. Meyer of counsel), for respondent.


Judgment affirmed. The search warrant sufficiently described the record book of transactions of the criminal enterprise to sustain its seizure. The provisions of subdivision 4 of section 792 of the Code of Criminal Procedure authorizing the seizure of "property constituting evidence" is constitutionally valid ( Warden v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294).

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN.


Summaries of

People v. Givens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 4, 1968
21 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

People v. Givens

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHARLES GIVENS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 4, 1968

Citations

21 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1968)
289 N.Y.S.2d 761
237 N.E.2d 80

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