People v. Morla

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald J. Mark, J.

This is an application by the defendant, who is charged with four counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, pursuant to CPL 710.20 (1) and (3), to suppress alleged cocaine seized from his person and two apartments and to suppress a statement made to the police; he claims that the search warrants authorizing the search of his person, vehicle and two *541apartments were not based upon probable cause and that his statement to the police was both involuntary and the product of an illegal arrest.

The First Search Warrant

The first search warrant was…