PEOPLE v. FARENGA


81 Misc.2d 287 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Barclay Farenga, Vincent Nastase and Peter Savino, Defendants.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County.

March 6, 1975


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert C. Arrone for defendant. Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Richard Carruthers, Mark Schultz and James E. O'Donnell, Jr., of counsel), for plaintiff.


THOMAS RUSSELL JONES, J.

The defendants have moved to suppress 42,590 packages of untaxed cigarettes which were confiscated by New York State Tax Department agents, without a warrant, on the ground that the officials had no probable cause to believe that a crime was being committed in their presence at the time of the seizure.

Defendants also contend that their Fourth Amendment right to be secure against...

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