People v. Chennault

The defendant was charged with stealing cash and checks of the value of $555.77 from the office of Montauk Freightways on September 20,1963. Police officers went to a hotel in response to a call from the clerk who reported an unrelated *520attempted robbery. One of the officers found a check on the window sill of a washroom. The check was identified as one stolen that day, along with cash, from Montauk Freightways. The defendant and another man were taken into custody. After defendant had been taken to the police station, his automobile was searched. The search produced a valise containing…