People v. Carter

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered February 17, 1976, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Based on the affidavit of Police Officer Sutton, a search warrant was issued on August 17, 1975 directing a search of "the person of Clarence Carter and the premises of 20 Elizabeth Street, Albany, New York.” In his affidavit Officer Sutton stated: That he had a telephone conversation between August 11 and August 15, 1975 with an informant who informed him that the defendant was…