Legal Opinion
People v. Roman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1981PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The courts below held, correctly, that the police acted lawfully in stopping a car, placing the defendant under arrest and impounding the vehicle. In addition, after the car had been impounded the police had the right to search it to inventory its contents (South Dakota v Opperman, 428 US 364), which included a cigarette case found on the floor near the front seat. The question is whether it was proper for the police to also open the cigarette case to observe its contents as part of the inventory search.
The trial court held the search was not so authorized and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. DeFillippoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by30 opinions
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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- People v. HarrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. P. J. Video, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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