State v. Fiorello

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The defendant was found guilty of bookmaking by a Somerset County jury and, after the denial of his motion for a new trial, was duly sentenced by Judge Halpern. The Appellate Division reversed and remanded the cause for further proceedings. We certified on the State’s application. 34 N. J. 472 (1961).

On January 9, 1960, Investigator Martin and Detective Karkowski of the New Jersey State Police went to the defendant’s gasoline service station in North Plainfield. They had a search warrant and made a search of the premises. In the course…