People v. Collins

Pursuant to a search warrant containing a “no-knock” provision, authorizing a search of defendant’s single-family residence at Garfield Place in the City of Albany for the seizure of drugs, drug paraphernalia, documents and records, a search was conducted on May 28, 2004. The police discovered a quantity of crack cocaine, a scale, marihuana, currency and various papers. Although defendant ultimately pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, he preserved a challenge to the validity of the warrant.

The record establishes that the warrant was issued…