People v. Ponce

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in denying his motion to suppress cocaine seized as the result of a warrantless search of a vehicle. We disagree. Defendant does not contest Supreme Court’s conclusion that the police had sufficient evidence to provide them with reasonable suspicion and to justify forcibly removing him from the car and frisking him for weapons. Defendant contends, however, that the officers were not justified in seizing the white bag, which contained cocaine, from beneath the car seat after his removal from the car. Given…