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PEOPLE v. PARANZINO

40 N.Y.2d 1005 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Paranzino, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Friedman for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Lewis A. Fishman and Jane Bilus Gould of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER. Dissent: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges FUCHSBERG and COOKE.

Per Curiam.

Police officers entering an apartment to execute a search warrant saw Joseph Russo hand the defendant a white envelope. Then, upon seeing the officers, Russo abruptly snatched the envelope back and threw it to the floor. A search revealed that it contained gambling records. The defendant was charged and convicted of possessing gambling records in the first degree (Penal Law, § 225.20) and promoting gambling in the first degree (Penal Law, ...

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