Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harvey Stemmer and David Krakower, Appellants, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1948-11-24
Citations: 298 N.Y. 728
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New Respondent, v. Harvey Stemmer and David Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Judges: Concur: LougheaN, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, DesmoNd, Dye and Fuld, JJ.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 298
Pages: 728–729

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New Respondent, v. Harvey Stemmer and David Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Argued October 18, 1948;
Harry G. Anderson and Harris B. Steinberg for David Krakower, appellant.
Joseph Lonardo for Harvey Stemmer, appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Whitman Knapp, Charles W. Manning and William Hoppen of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed. Upon this appeal the following question was presented and necessarily passed upon: The appellants contended that the receipt in evidence of wire tapped telephone calls was illegal because of section 605 of the Federal Communications Act of 1934 (U. S. Code, tit. 47, § 605). This court held to the contrary. (See Matter of Harlem Check Cashing Corp. v. Bell, 296 N. Y. 15.) No opinion.
Concur: LougheaN, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, DesmoNd, Dye and Fuld, JJ.