State v. Arthur

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

A police officer, engaged in covert surveillance in an area known for heavy narcotics activity, observed defendant park his ear on the street and a person enter the car on the passenger side, sit next to defendant for a short time, and then exit the car with a paper bag. The officer, believing that a drug sale had occurred, subjected the passenger to an investigatory stop and searched the bag. He found narcotics paraphernalia in the bag. Defendant’s ear, which had left the scene, was later stopped by the police. On being stopped, defendant…