Legal Opinion
People v. Rizzo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1976PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
On June 5, 1970 the defendant, Ronald Frank Rizzo, was arrested , at his residence in Holtsville, New York, *427and charged with possession for the purpose of sale of 144 cartons of untaxed cigarettes (Tax Law, § 471). The arrest was effected by Officer Mallon, an investigator for the Cigarette Tax Enforcement Unit of the State Department of Taxation and Finance. At the trial, the arresting officer testified that he began investigating defendant on the basis of a tax evasion complaint which in addition to giving his description indicated only that Rizzo had previously been arrested at some…
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3Cited by41 opinions
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