People v. Moore

The issue on this appeal concerns the validity under the Fourth Amendment of a warrantless search of the defendant’s handbag and the seizure of a loaded revolver. After a hearing, the defendant’s motion to suppress the weapon was denied. Thereupon, she entered a plea of guilty to the lesser offense of attempted possession of a dangerous weapon and thé Appellate Term, Second Department, affirmed the' conviction. We hold that the motion to suppress was properly denied and, accordingly, affirm the order of the Appellate Term.

While seated in an automobile stopped at an intersection in Queens, the…