Former provisions of Penal Law § 450.10, which required retention of stolen vehicles for 48 hours for defense examination, were inapplicable in this case, because the only police "custody", if any, consisted of the arresting officer/complainant's retention of his own private car following defendant's attempt to steal it (see, People v Trotty,
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