Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Matherson, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1965-04-22
Citations: 16 N.Y.2d 509
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Matherson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 509–511

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Matherson, Appellant.
Argued March 18, 1965;
decided April 22, 1965.
Stanley Hendricks for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Milton M. Stein and H. Richard Uviller of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed. The seizure of evidence upon which the conviction is based was an incident to a lawful arrest on sufficient cause in a place open to public access. Therefore, the fact a search warrant was defective, as the People concede, because it was a general warrant (cf. Marcus v. Search Warrant, 367 U. S. 717; Stanford v. Texas, 379 U. S. 476) did not preclude the reception in evidence of exhibits seized as an incident to the arrest.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi and Bergan.