PROP. CLERK OF NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEP'T v. AMATO


171 A.D.2d 550 (1991)

Property Clerk of New York City Police Department, Appellant, v. Peter Amato, Respondent

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

March 21, 1991


The respondent was arrested on August 1, 1989 in Queens, New York just after he had purchased cocaine from a street vendor. The transaction was seen by a police officer who radioed the information to another officer. Respondent was then arrested. A vial of cocaine was discovered on the person of the respondent. On facts similar to those here, where a vehicle has been used to transport a person away from the scene of a purchase of narcotics, this court has stated that the...

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