People v. Lampkin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie Wittner, J., at suppression hearing; Laura Drager, J., at plea and sentencing), rendered May 28, 1997, convicting defendant of criminal pos*7session of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 6 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The motion court correctly concluded that the search of defendant’s bag was proper as incident to the lawful arrest since that property had not yet been reduced to the exclusive control of the police (People v Manigault, 247 AD2d 255; People v Wylie, 244…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. WylieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. ManigaultAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998