People v. Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court erred in granting that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence. “An inventory search is . . . designed to properly catalogue the contents of the item searched. The specific objectives of an inventory search, particularly in the context of a vehicle, are to protect the property of the defendant, to protect the police against any claim of lost property, and to protect police personnel and others from any dangerous instruments” (People v Johnson, 1 NY3d 252, 256 [2003]). “ ‘[A]n inventory search must not be a ruse for a general rummaging…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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