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PEOPLE v. PADILLA

No. 114.

21 N.Y.3d 268 (2013)

992 N.E.2d 414

970 N.Y.S.2d 486

2013 NY Slip Op 4042

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KENNETH PADILLA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D. Unger , Bayside, for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Matthew T. Murphy and Christopher P. Marinelli of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

The issue on this appeal is whether the People met their burden of establishing a valid inventory search of defendant's vehicle. We hold that they did.

On June 7, 2008, defendant was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Pursuant to police protocol, defendant and his vehicle were taken to the police precinct. An officer conducted an...

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