Legal Opinion
People v. Galak
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1993PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Police stopped and arrested defendant while he was operating a white panel truck a few blocks from his residence in Queens and charged him with illegal possession of a vehicle identification number (VIN) plate and failure to have a proper license. Following the arrest, the police conducted a warrant-less search of the truck and found an assortment of stolen auto parts.
On this appeal, defendant asserts that evidence obtained from the truck should have been suppressed because there was an insufficient "nexus” between the circumstances of his arrest and the probable…
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