People v. Rogers

CourtNew York Supreme Court Appellate Division
Citation22 A.D.2d 902,255 N.Y.S.2d 332
PartiesThe PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James ROGERS, Appellant.
Decision Date14 December 1964

Frances Kahn, New York City, for appellant.

Aaron E. Koota, Acting Dist. Atty., Brooklyn, for respondent; Wm. I. Siegel, Brooklyn, of counsel.

Before BELDOCK, P. J., and UGHETTA, CHRIST, HILL and RABIN, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 11, 1963 on his plea of guilty, convicting him of carrying a dangerous weapon, a revolver, as a felony (Penal Law, § 1897), and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review an intermediate order of said court, dated June 11, 1963, which denied a motion by this defendant and his codefendant (his wife) to controvert a search warrant and to suppress evidence.

Judgment and order affirmed.

The affidavit of the police officer, on the basis of which the search warrant was issued, shows that the undisclosed informant, to whom reference is made in the affidavit, was reliable and had given the police the information that defendant and others 'found' in the subject premises 'are selling narcotic drugs' therein. We read this to mean that the informant saw this traffic in narcotics taking place in the premises. The affidavit further shows that on each of the two days before the issuance of the warrant the officer saw stated numbers of men enter the subject premises, and that amongst them on each day were two known addicts.

In our opinion, these factual statements, together with the officer's stated opinion that there was probable cause to believe that narcotic drugs and related paraphernalia might be found in the premises and in the possession of persons found therein, were sufficient to justify the issuance of the warrant.

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  • United States v. Warden of Attica State Prison
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • June 15, 1967
    ...narcotic drugs" therein. We read this to mean that the informant saw the traffic in narcotics taking place in the premises. 22 A.D.2d 902, 255 N.Y.S.2d 332-333 (1964). (Emphasis The New York Court of Appeals also rejected Rogers' contentions, accepting the Appellate Division's assumption th......
  • United States v. WARDEN OF AUBURN STATE PRISON
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of New York
    • November 4, 1965
    ...warrant and to suppress evidence. The judgment and order were affirmed by the Appellate Division, Second Department, People v. Rogers, 22 A.D.2d 902, 255 N.Y.S.2d 332, and by the Court of Appeals, 15 N.Y.2d 422, 260 N.Y.S.2d 433, 208 N.E.2d Petitioner contends that he is now imprisoned unde......
  • People v. Rogers
    • United States
    • New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
    • May 27, 1965

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