(Download) "People State New York v. Billy Wayne Williamson" by Supreme Court of New York * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Billy Wayne Williamson
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 21, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered January 28, 1980, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. During the evening of June 23, 1979, defendant was stopped by New York State Trooper Guiry for driving 55 miles an hour in a 40-mile-an-hour zone. As the trooper approached defendants vehicle, he noticed defendant rocking back and forth in an apparent attempt to change his clothes. After questioning him about the speeding violation, Trooper Guiry ran a license and special file check on defendant which disclosed that a Bench warrant for his arrest for possession of stolen property had been issued by the Albany Police Court. At that point, he radioed for a backup unit and shortly thereafter Trooper Tuffey arrived. Defendant was then ordered out of his car, placed under arrest, searched and handcuffed. The body search produced nothing incriminating. It was observed that defendants left hand was bleeding between the thumb and index finger. The officers also noticed a pair of trousers on top of the front seat of the vehicle. After placing defendant in a patrol car, Trooper Guiry returned to defendants vehicle and picked up the trousers. As he did so, he was struck in the finger with a short object which came through the right pants pocket. A search of the pockets yielded a [81 A.D.2d 963 Page 964]