People v. Storelli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the consent obtained by the police from his wife to search her car was invalid because it was coerced by the officer’s statement that, if she did not give her consent, the car would be impounded and a search warrant obtained. We disagree. In People v LaDuke (206 AD2d 859, 860), we held that a consent to search based on a threatened confiscation is not invalid when "the police had valid legal grounds to threaten defendant with forfeiture of his property.” The police had probable cause to obtain a warrant for the search of the…
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