People v. Contant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*780Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trooper was not limited to conducting a protective pat-down search of the defendant for a weapon once he was removed from the vehicle. The trooper’s detection of the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle, the driver’s failed sobriety test, and the driver’s statement that the occupants had smoked marijuana earlier in the night provided probable cause to search the defendant’s person for drugs (see People v Black, 59 AD3d 1050, 1051 [2009]; People v Badger, 52 AD3d 231, 232 [2008]; People v Feili, 27 AD3d 318, 319 [2006]; People v Turchio, 244…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. ChestnutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. ChestnutNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. BadgerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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