Legal Opinion

People v. Snyder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 27, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Mikoll, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County (Friedlander, J.), rendered July 31, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of marihuana in the first degree.

The legal issue before us is whether the police legally detained defendant and searched his rented van. Defendant contends that the police searched his vehicle and arrested him without adequate cause.

The information the arresting officers acted upon was transmitted to them by a police dispatcher and effectively revealed that a resident of an apartment adjacent to a parking…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. ChippNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. ElwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. LandyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. People v. AlaimoNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. People v. MayeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. CoffeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. VannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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