Legal Opinion
People v. Drain
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1989PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*109OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
At 10 o’clock on February 26, 1984, in the Town of Cheektowaga, the Children’s Hospital Telethon was taking place at the Executive Hotel. Defendant was alone in the back seat of a Plymouth Volare parked in the hotel’s lot. Apparently he was arranging something in the trunk, which he reached by removing a portion of the auto’s back seat.
A New York State Trooper on routine patrol noticed defendant, and, his interest piqued by defendant’s motions and the Canadian license plates on the Volare, he decided to investigate further. His suspicion was heightened…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. BoodleNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. ArnauNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Boyd v. ConstantineNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. BattleNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- Burka v. New York City Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- McGee v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1989
- Boyd v. ConstantineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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