Legal Opinion
People v. Wright
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 23, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*657Two police officers assigned to the Narcotics Unit of the Suffolk County Police Department involved in prescription investigations responded to a call from a pharmacist and arrested the defendant after observing him give the pharmacist two slips of white paper which bore a doctor’s name and listed drugs which had appeared on forged prescriptions previously filled at the pharmacy. The defendant identified himself as "David White”.
The officers then approached the automobile, which had New Jersey license plates, in which the defendant had arrived at the pharmacy. Officer McCready opened the car…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. MilersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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