People v. Feliciano

Defendant has moved to challenge the legality of the search of his car and the seizure of certain items allegedly taken by the police. The People argue in opposition that unless defendant admits that he had possession of certain allegedly explosive devices which the police claim to have found in his car, he is not entitled to contest the legality of the search of his vehicle.

The defendant, who denies knowledge of any bombs, sees himself as being enmeshed in the dilemma once so vividly described by Judge Learned Hand : ‘1 Men may wince at admitting that they were the owners, or in possession,…