People v. Thompson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (McGill, J.), rendered December 8, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

A vehicle driven by defendant with two female passengers— one in the front seat and one in the rear—was stopped by a State Trooper for a suspected violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. After ascertaining that defendant did not have a valid driver’s license and was the subject of an outstanding bench warrant, the Trooper placed him under arrest. A subsequent search…