People v. Edwards

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, the motion to suppress tangible property denied and the judgment of County Court reinstated.

Defendant was driving a vehicle that was stopped by the police based on probable cause to believe that a traffic infraction had occurred. During the course of the officers’ investigation, cocaine residue was observed on defendant’s hand and he was arrested. Crack cocaine was discovered in his pocket and there was over a half pound of the drug in the car.

Defendant moved to suppress the drugs, claiming that the police…