People v. Rodriguez

This is a motion to suppress evidencb seized from defendant’s person and other evidence seized subsequently at his home. The arresting officer saw the defendant driving a car on Jericho Turnpike and recognized him as a person to whom he had given a summons on a previous occasion for failure to have a driver’s license. Defendant appeared confused and passed a red light. The officer stopped the defendant, who does not speak English, and inquired in broken Spanish and English for his documents. Defendant produced a registration but had no driver’s license with him and indicated that he did not…