GREENE – The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division reversed a decision by the Chenango County Court this week after it determined a warrant used to seize child pornography was incorrectly filled out.

The defendant, John M. Gavazzi, 47, Greene, was arrested June 25, 2009 following an investigation by New York State Police into child pornography Internet trafficking. During their investigation, police executed a search warrant at Gavazzi’s residence and allegedly seized electronic and printed images of child pornography that were also being transferred over the Internet.

On May 3, 2010, State Police Investigator James Szenher admitted in a suppression hearing before Judge W. Howard Sullivan to making an error on the warrant. At the time, Public Defender Alan Gordon argued to have it thrown out, along with all the seized evidence.

Gordon pointed out the warrant was incorrectly labeled “Town of Broome Court, County of Broome,” when identifying which court approved the warrant. The warrant’s correct label should have been “Town of Greene, County of Chenango.”