People v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
Following a visit to his cousin in The Bronx, defendant and his two traveling companions, all born in Jamaica, West Indies, but then residents of Massachusetts, entered defendant’s car, which was registered in and bore Massachusetts license plates, for the trip home. Two officers in a marked radio car observed defendant’s car and its passengers about a minute and, although perceiving no violation of law, claimed that they nevertheless decided to stop the car for a routine license and registration check. Upon reaching the now stopped car, both officers testified to seeing an inch-long, white,…
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