People v. Simpson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
The People appeal from an order suppressing a gun seized from the locked trunk of an automobile occupied by defendants. At issue is whether, in the circumstances presented, there was probable cause to believe that one of the car’s occupants possessed a gun and, if so, whether the “automobile exception” justified the police officers’ warrantless search of the vehicle, including the locked trunk compartment from which the gun was recovered.
The following facts were adduced at the Mapp hearing. On February 24, 1994, Police Officer Rosado, assigned to foot patrol…
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