People State New York v. Seymour Sher

[38 N.Y.2d 600 Page 602] On October 7, 1971, Seymour Sher was indicted by the Grand Jury of Albany County for the felony of possession of gambling records in the first degree. After trial, the jury convicted the defendant of the charge and the judgment of conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division. We conclude that the People failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the absence of seals on tapes of intercepted telephone conversations and would reverse the order of the Appellate Division.