Legal Opinion
People v. Otano
Justice Court of Town of Greenburgh
Decided November 1, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ascher Katz, J.
On October 25, 1989, at about 7:00 p.m. defendant was arrested while traveling with her three minor children as passengers in the rear seat of a Volkswagen van on the New York State Thruway. An adult male driver and an adult male passenger, in the front seat, were arrested at the same time.
Defendant was charged with the class A felony of criminal *765possession of a controlled substance of about 120 grams of cocaine and three misdemeanor charges, namely, possession of a controlled substance (consisting of a small quantity of cocaine in a $1 bill), criminally…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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