New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Ray Daniels, Alvin Cooper and Harriet Evans
October 30, 197537 N.Y.2d 624
Summary
The Court affirmed the convictions of Ray Daniels, Alvin Cooper and Harriet Evans, holding that the testimony of the accomplice was sufficiently corroborated by the presence of heroin in Daniels' apartment and the statutory presumption of possession, and that the trial court's jury instruction on corroboration was proper. Judge Wachtler concurred separately, emphasizing a narrower ground for affirmation.