People v. Castillo

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie Wittner, J), rendered August 24, 2011, as amended January 10, 2012, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of eight years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence acquired as a result of eavesdropping was properly denied. The eavesdropping warrant applications made the type of particularized showing of necessity required by CPL 700.15 (4). The affidavits submitted in support of the original and subsequent warrants detailed…