People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (George Daniels, J.), entered on or about July 30, 1998, which granted defendants’ motions to suppress evidence, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motions denied, and the matters remanded for further proceedings.
*277Based upon the findings of fact made by the hearing court, with which we concur, we arrive at different conclusions of law. We hold that the police had the requisite foundation for directing the occupants of a vehicle to exit it, and, once a controlled substance came into plain view when they opened the door of the vehicle, probable cause to…
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