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People v. Pagan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 17, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main, Jr., J.), rendered January 8, 2001, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

While conducting a routine cell search, correction officers used a hand-held metal detector which indicated, upon a scan of defendant’s body, that something was located in his mouth. Defendant was then taken to a holding pen where, upon being ordered to disgorge the object in his mouth, he produced a small vial of liquid. Even though the scanner continued to go off near his mouth, defendant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. BerroaNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. LamontAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. DuranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. People v. LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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