Legal Opinion
People v. Velez
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided June 29, 1981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William D. Friedmann, J.
Defendant seeks to suppress an automobile which was being towed by a tow truck operated by him prior to his arrest (CPL 710.20, subd 1).
Defendant contends that the stop of his tow truck by the arresting officers constituted unreasonable police conduct which violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
The People resist suppression, urging a finding of “reasonable suspicion” on the part of the arresting officer. In *854the alternative, the People urge that the State’s interest in the proper enforcement of the pervasive regulations governing and/or agreed to by…
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