Legal Opinion
People v. Gomez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 2009PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The issue before us is whether the People met their initial burden of establishing a valid inventory search. We hold that they have not.
On June 23, 2005, at approximately 12:45 a.m., two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers were on patrol in a marked police car in Manhattan (area of 107th Street and Amsterdam Avenue) when one officer noticed a 1999 Dodge Stratus driving erratically. This officer conducted a computer search of the vehicle’s license plate and found that defendant Victor Gomez owned the vehicle, but that his driver’s license (and driving…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- People v. GalakNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. JOHNSON (JAMES)New York Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. GomezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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