Opinion
May 18, 1987
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schwartzwald, J.).
Ordered that the judgments and orders are affirmed.
The hearing court's determination that the arresting officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant as he was getting out of his car on a public street finds ample support in the record and should not be disturbed (see, People v. De Vito, 114 A.D.2d 374). The officers had the right to seize a gun which was only partially hidden on the front seat of the car pursuant to the "plain view" doctrine (see, People v. Roth, 66 N.Y.2d 689, 690; People v. Spinelli, 35 N.Y.2d 77, 81). Having found the gun in the car, the officers were required to impound the vehicle pursuant to Police Department procedure and had a right to inventory its contents (see, e.g., Colorado v. Bertine, 479 US ___, 107 S Ct 738; South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364; People v. Gonzalez, 62 N.Y.2d 386). Upon discovering a paper bag containing heroin during the inventory, the police could properly seize it.
We have reviewed the contentions raised by the defendant on his appeals, by permission, from three orders which denied his pro se motions to vacate his pleas and the three judgments and find them to be without merit. We have also reviewed the contentions raised by the defendant in his pro se supplemental brief and find them to be without merit. Lawrence, J.P., Eiber, Sullivan and Harwood, JJ., concur.