People v. Saccoccie

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County, rendered June 17, 1975, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. The defendant contends that the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence obtained by a search warrant issued by a Town Justice of the Town of Catskill for execution at a residence located in the Town of Coxsackie. The application for the warrant establishes by personal knowledge of the applicant reasonable cause to believe that the defendant was in possession of marijuana at his…