People v. Fonville

The casé of People v. Campbell (69 Misc 2d 808), which was decided almost a year ago, involved a defendant who had been seen walking out of a supermarket with an armful of meat without paying for it. He was caught and the meat was recovered. It was washed, rewrapped and sold. Following a preliminary hearing in this court, Campbell was held over for trial even though the prosecutor had no physical evidence to present at the hearing. The reasons behind this ruling were set forth in detail in the above-cited opinion.

Many cases involving stolen property have since come before our courts. Where…