PEOPLE v. MONFORTE


57 A.D.2d 576 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Monforte, Irving Mitrani, Henry Acierno and Arthur Bergamini, Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 11, 1977


Judgments and order reversed, on the law and the facts, motion granted and indictment dismissed.

The issue to be decided on this appeal is whether two investigators of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance had probable cause to conduct the warrantless search which led to the seizure of 4,026 cartons of untaxed cigarettes in the possession of defendants. We find that such probable cause did not exist. The People's case, as set forth in the testimony...

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