PEOPLE v. JULIAN


41 N.Y.2d 340 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Julian, Also Known as Casto Ramos, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 24, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana A. Steele and William E. Hellerstein, New York City, for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Charles H. Solomon and Peter L. Zimroth of counsel), New York City, for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

The only issue of importance on this appeal is whether the prosecution established an adequate chain of custody to support the admissibility of various drugs seized pursuant to a valid search warrant. We conclude that the narcotics were properly admitted into evidence and would, therefore, affirm the order of the Appellate Division.

On the evening of February 12, 1970, three plainclothes police...

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