Legal Opinion
People v. Perolta-Rua
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
At the suppression hearing, the arresting officer testified that he participated in at least 600 drug investigations and at least 500 drug arrests. On October 27, 1990, at about 5:15 p.m., he and his partner, in uniform and in a marked vehicle, were patrolling the near west side of Syracuse. He observed defendant standing in front of a restaurant, which is a "known location where drugs are sold and bought.” The officer knew defendant had been arrested before on drug possession charges. Defendant was "thumbing through” what the officer described as a "large bundle” of money. Defendant then got…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RothNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. MateoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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