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PEOPLE v. YANCY

86 N.Y.2d 239 (1995)

654 N.E.2d 1233

630 N.Y.S.2d 985

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

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 14, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malvina Nathanson, New York City, for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Carol A. Remer-Smith and Norman Barclay of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Barry Stendig, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Carol A. Remer-Smith and Norman Barclay of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH and LEVINE concur.

CIPARICK, J.

In these unrelated appeals, each defendant challenges the denial of suppression of vials, crack cocaine and other physical evidence on the ground that his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures was violated by the warrantless police search of his car. In both cases, defendants were travelling in a car pulled over by a police officer for a traffic violation. In each...

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