People v. Valette
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. During a lawful car stop, the police detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle; moreover, defendant admitted that he and the codefendant had been smoking marijuana. Accordingly, the police clearly had probable cause to search the vehicle under the automobile exception, and this included a search of the trunk (see United States v Ross, 456 US 798, 825 [1982]; People v Langen, 60 NY2d 170, 180-182 [1983], cert denied 465 US 1028 [1984]; People v Hughes, 68 AD3d 894 [2009], lv denied 14 NY3d 841 [2010]). Furthermore, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. LangenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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