People v. Castro-Gonzalez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Seymour Rotker, J.

An indictment has been filed against the defendant accusing *447him inter alla of the class A felony of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree. The charge is that on July 28, 2004 defendant knowingly possessed more than four ounces of cocaine in a vehicle that he was operating.

Defendant, claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure, has moved to suppress the cocaine seized from the vehicle he was operating by Police Officer Stephen Jones on July 28, 2004.

In this case, the People assert that the seizure of the cocaine…