PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON


46 N.Y.2d 116 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Lionel Washington, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Alan D. Rubinstein and Helman R. Brook of counsel), for appellant.

Abraham Hecht for respondent.

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


FUCHSBERG, J.

The New York wiretapping statute (CPL art 700) is the subject of the two questions presented on this appeal: 1. Does CPL 700.50 (subd 2)1 allow the police to postpone presentation of recordings of intercepted conversations for judicial sealing until after the expiration of the final extension of an eavesdropping warrant?2 2. Is this section...

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