People v. Mitchell

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard D. Carruthers, J.), entered July 28, 1993, which granted the defendants’ motion to suppress cocaine and over $5,000 in cash, unanimously reversed, on the law, the indictment is reinstated and the matter is remanded for further proceedings.

The hearing court correctly concluded that the defendants, who were travelling in a car with illegally tinted windows, were lawfully stopped by the arresting officers People v Ingle, 36 NY2d 413). Having credited the arresting officer’s testimony, that he asked defendant Cuff if he could "look through” the car,…