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PEOPLE v. SANTOS

197 A.D.2d 378 (1993)

602 N.Y.S.2d 362

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Maritza Santos, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 7, 1993

Defendant's attempt to dispose of drugs by placing them into the toilet at the police station and attempting to flush them away was an "independent act" of abandonment by defendant which "was not in direct and immediate response to the illegal detention" of defendant and another party, and were thus admissible (People v Boodle, 47 N.Y.2d 398, 402, cert denied 444 U.S. 969). The evidence sufficiently supports the court's determination...

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