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PEOPLE v. WALKER

No. 197.

20 N.Y.3d 122 (2012)

980 N.E.2d 937

957 N.Y.S.2d 272

2012 NY Slip Op 7851

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAMUEL WALKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo ( Kristin M. Preve , David C. Schopp and Barbara J. Davies of counsel), for appellant.

Frank A. Sedita, III , District Attorney, Buffalo ( Ashley R. Small and Donna A. Milling of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ and PIGOTT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

Having decided to arrest defendant for driving with a revoked license, a police officer also decided to impound the car he was driving. The officer did not inquire whether defendant's passenger, who was not the registered owner of the car, was licensed and authorized to drive it. We hold that such an inquiry was not constitutionally required. We also hold that the officer's search of the car after he decided to impound it was...

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