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People v. White

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 1999
262 A.D.2d 122 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

June 15, 1999.


Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie Wittner, J.).

The court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress cocaine seized from his briefcase. The car in which defendant was a passenger was properly stopped and impounded because its license plates were reported stolen. Contrary to defendant's appellate claims, the People established that the car's impoundment and the subsequent search of the closed briefcase by police were accomplished in accordance with standard police inventory procedures. Introduced into evidence at the hearing were applicable police inventory search bulletins, an there was police testimony that demonstrated the car was properly impounded as evidence of a crime and to determine its true owner. The inventory search met the standards set forth in People v. Galak ( 80 N.Y.2d 715). We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims.

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Tom, Mazzarelli, Rubin and Friedman, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. White

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 1999
262 A.D.2d 122 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. White

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DONALD WHITE, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 15, 1999

Citations

262 A.D.2d 122 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
693 N.Y.S.2d 524

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