People v. Sprovieri

Prior to trial, defendant, who was indicted for murder, filed a motion to suppress certain evidence, 1 and the motion was allowed. The State appealed, 2 contending that the trial judge erred in suppressing as evidence articles found in open view in defendant’s garage by police officers who had entered without a warrant for the avowed purpose of arresting him.

The only evidence adduced at the hearing was the testimony of Officer William Lenz, one of the policemen present at the garage when the items were discovered and seized. From his testimony, the court made the following statement for the…