PEOPLE v. CHAPMAN


209 A.D.2d 362 (1994)

618 N.Y.S.2d 802

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Chapman, Appellant

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

November 29, 1994


The presence of 200 vials and yellow caps in plain view inside the car the police officers stopped for traffic infractions gave the officers probable cause to believe the car contained contraband or evidence of a crime (Coolidge v New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443, 465). Under the automobile exception to the search warrant requirement, the officers were thus allowed to search the car and open any...

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