Legal Opinion
People v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 10, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the People from an order of the County Court, Orange County (Byrne, J.), dated December 3,1992, which granted that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress certain physical evidence.
Ordered that the order is affirmed.
The defendant, driving a vehicle belonging to his uncle, was stopped, inter alia, for exceeding the speed limit. Although he produced his license and proof of registration and insurance, the police, upon investigation, discovered that the defendant’s license had been suspended. Accordingly, the vehicle was impounded. A subsequent search of a locked…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People v. GalakNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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