People v. Narayan

Defendant, who stands accused of the murder of one Sandra Zahler, moves to suppress certain evidence seized by the police prior to the issuance of a search warrant and to suppress all evidence seized under the warrant issued by the New York City Criminal Courts. The issue to be determined, therefore, is whether the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated.

On December 25, 1974 Sandra Zahler was bludgeoned to death in her apartment in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Detective John F. Daly of the 15th Homicide Zone was one of the police officers assigned to investigate Miss Zahler’s…