People v. Lee

Defendant was convicted of possession of narcotics. The circumstances of his arrest are best related by direct quotations from the testimony of the arresting officers:

Direct Examination—Sergeant Charles Wolfenden:-

“Q. Now, at the time you made this arrest what was your reason for the arrest?

“A. I observed the defendant make a righthand turn off the expressway at Harper and Yan Dyke. His license plate, which was attached to the bumper, was bent, down in underneath the bumper, and I couldn’t read it or actually tell that he had a license-plate there.

“Q. In other words, the vehicle you observed…