Based on information provided by an identified person, the police stopped the car defendant was driving, arrested defendant and a passenger, and seized cocaine found inside the car. The issue here is whether the veracity component of the Aguilar/Spinelli test for the adequacy of probable cause may — as indicated in People v Elwell (
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PEOPLE v. DIFALCO
80 N.Y.2d 693 (1993)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dominic J. DiFalco, Appellant.
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Argued January 5, 1993.
Decided February 25, 1993.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Murray and Williams, Batavia (
Acting Chief Judge SIMONS and Judges KAYE, TITONE, BELLACOSA and SMITH concur.
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