Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Capra, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-03-31
Citations: 17 N.Y.2d 670
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Capra, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 670–673

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Capra, Appellant.
Submitted February 23, 1966;
decided March 31, 1966.
Albert E. Silbowitz for appellant.
Nat H. Hentel, District Attorney (Benj. J. Jacobson of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed. The accidental finding of heroin in defendant's clothing did not constitute an illegal search or a disclosure of information acquired in a professional capacity by a physician from a patient. We pass on no other question.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Fuld, Burke, Scileppi, Bergan and Keating. Judge Van Voorhis dissents in the following opinion.