People v. Smith

In a hearing on a motion by defendant to suppress as evidence a quantity of heroin and a counterfeit United States $20 bill, I find the following facts to have been established:

On September 16, 1969, at about 3:15 a.m., Patrolman Bauer and a fellow officer, in a patrol car, pursued and stopped defendant, who was driving a 1969 blue Chrysler Imperial on Grand Central Parkway at 65 miles per hour in a 50-mile zone. Defendant and Bauer got out of their respective cars and Bauer informed defendant that he had been speeding and requested his operator’s license and registration. Defendant produced…