The People v. Gregory Lee

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

“[T]he People met their burden of establishing that the [inventory] search was in accordance with procedure and resulted in a meaningful inventory list” and that the primary objectives of the search were to preserve the property located inside the vehicle and to protect police from a claim of lost property (People v Padilla, 21 NY3d 268, 272-273 [2013], cert denied 571 US —, 134 S Ct 325 [2013]). The fact that the officers knew that contraband might be recovered does “not invalidate the entire search” (id.…