From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

People v. Rowell

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 1, 1970
27 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1970)

Summary

In People v. Rowell (27 N.Y.2d 691, 692) the police officer observed through an open door "a quantity of glassine envelopes on the floor under the passenger seat".

Summary of this case from People v. Amanatides

Opinion

Argued June 4, 1970

Decided July 1, 1970

Appeal from the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, MAURICE W. GRAY, J.

Max Fruchtman for appellant.

Burton B. Roberts, District Attorney ( Peter R. Grishman and Alan D. Singer of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON.


Summaries of

People v. Rowell

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 1, 1970
27 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1970)

In People v. Rowell (27 N.Y.2d 691, 692) the police officer observed through an open door "a quantity of glassine envelopes on the floor under the passenger seat".

Summary of this case from People v. Amanatides
Case details for

People v. Rowell

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PHILIP ROWELL…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 1, 1970

Citations

27 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1970)
314 N.Y.S.2d 10
262 N.E.2d 217

Citing Cases

People v. Simone

The critical issue on this appeal is whether the stopping of defendant's automobile for a "routine" license…

People v. Amanatides

It was while performing this lawful duty that he fortuitously observed what appeared to him to be a marijuana…