Legal Opinion

People v. Wells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 24, 2012PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*697Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Seth L. Marvin, J.), rendered June 11, 2008, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired by drugs, driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs, and sentencing him to a term of six months, unanimously affirmed.

The court erred in relying on the inventory search doctrine in denying suppression of physical evidence recovered from the car defendant was driving, because the People did not introduce any evidence to establish a valid inventory search…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. JOHNSON (JAMES)New York Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. People v. LloydNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. BeckwithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. StrainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wells v. KingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2025
  2. Wells v. MillerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2023

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