People v. Grovner

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, motion granted and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: The police had information that a man named Arthur King, for whom an arrest warrant for assault was outstanding, was known to drive a 1979 blue Cadillac bearing a particular New York State registration plate. Defendant was the registered owner of the vehicle and was driving it on May 15, 1989, when he was stopped by the police and ordered from the car. King was not in the vehicle. While questioning defendant, one of the officers directed his flashlight inside the car and observed a small manila…