People v. Acevedo-Sanchez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, motion to suppress granted and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that County Court erred in denying his motion to suppress the drugs seized by the police during an alleged inventory search of his vehicle. We agree. When a vehicle is impounded, the police may conduct an inventory search of it and its contents (People v Galak, 80 NY2d 715, 716; see, Florida v Wells, 495 US 1). To meet constitutional standards, an inventory search "procedure must be rationally designed to meet the objectives that justify the search in the first place”…
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