The following excerpt is from People v. Kravetz, 247 N.Y.S.2d 574, 42 Misc.2d 28 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1963):
In the case of People v. Chitty (40 Misc.2d 580, on page 581, 243 N.Y.S.2d 453, on page 454), the court said: 'Nevertheless, it is equally clear that the defendant's specific denial of possession effected an abandonment of the property, and subjected the attache case to summary search and seizure.'
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