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PEOPLE v. THOMAS

275 A.D.2d 276 (2000)

712 N.Y.S.2d 548

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. SHANI THOMAS, Respondent. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. LESTER MARROW, Respondent.

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

Decided August 31, 2000.

Based upon the findings of fact made by the hearing court, with which we concur, we arrive at different conclusions of law. We hold that the police had the requisite foundation for directing the occupants of a vehicle to exit it, and, once a controlled substance came into plain view when they opened the door of the vehicle, probable cause to arrest defendants.

At about 1:30 A.M. on April 6, 1997, Detective Alexis Jack and...

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