Legal Opinion
People v. Stith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1987PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Defendants were arrested and charged with criminal *316possession of a weapon when police officers discovered a loaded gun in a concededly unlawful search of the cab of a truck tractor following a traffic stop. Later, after it was discovered that the tractor was stolen, defendants were also charged with criminal possession of stolen property. In defendants’ appeals from convictions on both charges, they argue that it was error to deny their motions to suppress the gun. The suppression court and the Appellate Division agreed that the search and seizure were in…
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