People v. Sovie

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County, rendered November 24, 1975, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the sixth degree. While on routine patrol in the early morning hours of November 16, 1974, Patrolman Corrice, the arresting officer, observed a vehicle proceeding back and forth from one lane to another as it traveled down Ford Street in the City of Ogdensburg. The officer followed the vehicle to a point where it pulled up in front of a tavern. In attempting to park, the driver of the vehicle backed…