People v. Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel McCullough, J, at hearing; Roger S. Hayes, J., at plea and sentencing), rendered August 30, 2011, convicting defendant of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of IV2 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. During an undisputedly lawful car stop, the police saw bags of *432what they believed to be stolen property. The record supports the hearing court’s finding that the police properly seized these bags under the plain view doctrine.
Defendant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. MarteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002