PEOPLE v. ADLER


50 N.Y.2d 730 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joy Adler, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Edelman and Jerry V. Weinberg for appellant.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (Ivan K. Chesler and Charles N. Walsh of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur with Chief Judge COOKE; Judge JONES concurs in a separate opinion; Judge MEYER dissents in part and votes to modify in an opinion.


Chief Judge COOKE.

The warrantless police search and seizure of a parcel at its Kennedy Airport destination, when viewed in conjunction with a prior valid search and seizure accomplished at an airline terminal in Los Angeles and the continuity of police control throughout, was not constitutionally offensive.

Defendant was arrested at Kennedy after she retrieved a package shipped by air to her from California...

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