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The People v. Wilson J. Tardi

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 2016No. 181PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant contends that the towing and inventory search of his vehicle by law enforcement officers, following his arrest for shoplifting, was unconstitutional. Store security had observed defendant—who was known to them as a shoplifter from prior incidents—park a vehicle in their parking lot, and security personnel had specifically requested that the police officers tow the vehicle upon defendant’s arrest.

Here, the police officers’ decision to tow defendant’s vehicle, which was parked in the same parking lot…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. People v. JohnNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
  4. People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. United States v. John ArrochaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. BiggsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  2. People v. MortelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. People v. WeeksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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