The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. After stopping defendant's car upon reasonable suspicion that one of the occupants had purchased drugs, and after lawfully recovering quantities of drugs from the codefendant-passenger's person and from a pouch on his lap, "there was clearly reason to believe that the automobile might contain other drugs," which justified a search of the entire vehicle, including the trunk, pursuant to the automobile exception (
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PEOPLE v. SCOTT
18 A.D.3d 285 (2005)
795 N.Y.S.2d 198
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WAYNE SCOTT, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 17, 2005.
May 17, 2005.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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