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- Title: People State New York v. Edwin R. Santiago
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 29, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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[136 A.D.2d 942 Page 942] Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, defendant's motion to suppress granted and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: Defendant
appeals from a judgment of conviction for attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, entered
upon his guilty plea, following denial of his motion to suppress. The hearing testimony established that the police stopped
a taxi for speeding. Defendant and a companion were passengers in the rear seat. The police first questioned the driver outside
of his taxicab. The driver told the police that he had picked up his passengers at the Buffalo Airport, that they were "acting
funny" and that he thought they would not pay their fare. While questioning the driver, the police observed defendant and
his companion "moving around a lot" in the rear of the taxi. The officer shone his flashlight in the rear of the taxi and
saw only hands and feet. The police then ordered defendant's companion out of the taxi, questioned him and shortly thereafter
ordered defendant to step out of the taxi. The police told [136 A.D.2d 942 Page 943]