On August 17, 1977, defendant, a student at the State University of New York at Binghamton, and his companion, were stopped by a State trooper while hitchhiking on Interstate 81 in Kirkwood, New York. Apparently, the trooper stopped the two men because they were violating section 1157 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law which prohibits the soliciting of rides on roadways. After some furtive gestures by defendant, the trooper pat-searched him and also searched his valise wherein...
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