Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided October 1, 1997No. Claim No. 94657PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
James P. King, J.
On June 5, 1996, claimant was driving a rental truck on the *227New York State Thruway when he was pulled over by State Police Trooper Steven Margini. After he was stopped,1 claimant was asked if he had any contraband in his vehicle. He replied that he did not but that there were two licensed handguns in the back of the truck. He gave the guns to the Trooper and also handed the officer a pistol permit. Claimant was handcuffed, taken to the State Police barracks, fingerprinted, and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. An appearance ticket…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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