New York Court of Appeals· 6/14/1984

People v. Ellis

Citations

62 N.Y.2d 393
465 N.E.2d 826
477 N.Y.S.2d 106
1984 N.Y. LEXIS 4355

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“[o]nce it became evident that defendant could not be issued a [traffic] summons on the spot because of his inability to produce any identification, the officers were warranted in arresting him to remove him to the police station”
automobile exception applies to closed, and even locked, containers and compartments within a car.
“Once it became evident that defendant could not be issued a summons on the spot because of his inability to produce identification, the officers were warranted in arresting him to remove him to the police station and in frisking him before doing so.”

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Judges: Cooke, Jasen, Jones, Kaye, Ler, Meyer, Simons, Wacht

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