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People v. Clark

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Dec 15, 1994
210 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

December 15, 1994

Appeal from the County Court of Montgomery County (Aison, J.).


Assuming that the issue is properly before us, we reject defendant's claim that the warrantless search of his vehicle was unconstitutional. We find no reason on this record to disagree with County Court's finding that the police properly conducted an inventory search of the automobile after a valid traffic stop revealed that neither the driver nor the passenger held a current driver's license, resulting in a need to impound the vehicle. All other issues raised by defendant have been examined and found to be similarly without merit.

Mikoll, J.P., Mercure, Crew III, Casey and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Clark

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Dec 15, 1994
210 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES L. CLARK…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Dec 15, 1994

Citations

210 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
620 N.Y.S.2d 167

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