Legal Opinion
People v. Orlando
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1982PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
When the police have probable cause to arrest a defendant with respect to three forged prescriptions presented to a pharmacy by him and in the course of questioning immediately following arrest he admits that his car is parked alongside the pharmacy and contains additional forged prescriptions as well as illegally obtained drugs, *444search of the vehicle by the police without a warrant is permissible. The order of the Appellate Division should, therefore, be affirmed.
At about 8 p.m. on May 4, 1978, detectives from the Narcotics Squad of the Nassau County Police…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- People v. PacificoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. StrempackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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