People v. Politano

On July 19,1961 a member of the State Police made application to a Justice of the Supreme Court for the *504issuance of a search warrant for the home of the defendant at 140 and 142 Bast Main Street, Amsterdam. The warrant was issued; the police entered the premises and seized two punch-hoards, papers described in the inventory as “83 Policy Slips designating more than five hundred policy plays” and “101 Unused policy slip books ” and some other things not having particular significance, e.g., “ 2 Telephone books ”. No one was present in defendant’s home at the time of its entry.

On the basis of…