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People v. Lewis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 10, 1993
198 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 10, 1993

Appeal from the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.).


Police were given information by an informant that defendant and others would be transporting cocaine and marihuana in a specific vehicle to the City of Kingston, Ulster County, on the evening of October 25, 1988. The record establishes that the informant was reliable and had a sufficient basis of knowledge so as to allow police to rely upon the information supplied. Upon encountering the vehicle described by the informant in Kingston on the date and time indicated, the police therefore had at least a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and properly stopped the vehicle. After identifying the occupants of the vehicle as the persons described by the informant, police had probable cause to arrest the occupants and to search the vehicle for contraband. We find, therefore, that County Court properly denied defendant's suppression motion.

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


Summaries of

People v. Lewis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 10, 1993
198 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Lewis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GARY LEWIS, JR.…

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

Date published: Nov 10, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
603 N.Y.S.2d 643

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