Legal Opinion

People v. Washington

Suffolk County District Court

Decided October 24, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohn V. Vaughn, J.

This case involves the apparent lack of a return and inventory of property seized under warrant dated May 3, 1973 authorizing the search of the Gr & W Fish Market in Wyandanch.

On this motion to suppress the court must inquire into the facts and circumstances surrounding the search and return and determine the admissibility of the alleged evidence seized. The court does not have in its possession a return or inventory of the property seized, nor have the People been able to locate the original of the search warrant on which would be indorsed the return and inventory of seized property. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Add Evans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
  2. People v. RoseNassau County District Court · 1967

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. OcasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  2. People v. CiccarelliCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1980

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