PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ


170 A.D.2d 303 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carmen Rodriguez, Appellant

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

February 19, 1991


Based upon the hearing court's findings of fact and determination of credibility, which we adopt (People v Anderson, 165 A.D.2d 671), defendant's motion to suppress was properly denied. The arresting officer's fear that defendant and her companions would destroy the contraband was reasonable. The contraband was within easy reach of defendant and her companions (cf., People v Knapp, 52 N.Y.2d 689

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