State v. Ferris

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

The State Police obtained a warrant to search the Defendant’s residence and garage after several months of surveillance and investigation. The police allegedly had probable cause to believe that Mr. Ferris was engaged in illegal bookmaking and pursuant to the search seized evidence of such alleged activity. While executing the search on the Defendant’s premises, a police officer looked through the window of a car, which Defendant had recently parked in the driveway, and observed on the floor slips of paper which appeared to be records of gambling activities. The police…