People v. Smith

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1983-07-07

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OPINION OF THE COURT Meyer, J. A container capable of concealing a weapon and the contents of which are readily accessible, taken from a person arrested or from the area readily accessible to him, may be searched without a warrant when the search is close in time to the arrest and there is reason to suspect *456 that the arrested person may be armed.…

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