Legal Opinion
People v. Julian
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
The only issue of importance on this appeal is whether the prosecution established an adequate chain of custody to support the admissibility of various drugs seized *341pursuant to a valid search warrant. We conclude that the narcotics were properly admitted into evidence and would, therefore, affirm the order of the Appellate Division.
On the evening of February 12, 1970, three plainclothes police officers executed a search warrant on apartment 3A of 2534 Broadway in Manhattan. The actual search was preceded by a brief struggle with the occupant of the apartment, defendant Michael Julian. The…
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