People v. Melton

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald J. Mark, J.

Defendant Jeffrey Melton, who stands charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree *650and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, has moved this court, pursuant to CPL 710.20 (1) and (3), for suppression of cocaine seized from him and suppression of his written statement admitting possession of cocaine. Following a combination hearing, the court reserved decision.

The facts established at this hearing are as follows:

On July 24, 1990, Rochester Police Officer Joao Nobrega responded to a dispatch of…