People v. Burke

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Che-mung County, rendered February 11, 1977, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree. At issue on this appeal was the validity of a warrantless search of defendant’s motor vehicle. We withheld a determination thereof pending the resolution of certain factual matters by the trial court (People v Burke, 60 AD2d 959). It has now made appropriate findings and conclusions of law on the question of whether defendant consented to a search of that vehicle and the case is before us…