People v. Valerio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (Penal Law § 220.21 [1]), defendant challenges an order denying his motion to suppress 17.57 pounds of cocaine seized by State Police in a search of a car in which defendant had *951been a passenger. At the outset, the encounter between the police and defendant and his companion was a request for information, which requires only an “articulable basis,” meaning an “objective, credible reason not necessarily indicative of criminality” (People v Ocasio, 85…
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- People v. SullivanNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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