People v. Acevedo

— Weiss, J.

In March 1987, defendant was charged in a three-count indictment with, inter alia, attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree. The testimony before the Grand Jury established that on December 3, 1986, defendant’s vehicle was stopped for speeding along Interstate Route 787 in the City of Albany by two State Troopers. During the confrontation, defendant was placed under arrest and a cam*847era bag containing approximately $28,000 in United States currency was retrieved from the backseat of the vehicle. Thereafter, defendant signed a written statement in…