Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth Barton, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-04-15
Citations: 203 A.D.2d 911
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth Barton, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 203
Pages: 911–911

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth Barton, Appellant.
[611 NYS2d 385]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, plea vacated, motion to suppress granted and matter remitted to Jefferson County Court for further proceedings on indictment. Memorandum: The search of defendant's vehicle was not a valid inventory search because the police failed to generate a meaningful inventory of the vehicle's contents and allowed the officer conducting the search undue discretion (see, People v Galak, 80 NY2d 715, 718-719). Consequently, defendant's motion to suppress the seized items should have been granted. (Appeal from Judgment of Jefferson County Court, Aylward, J. — Robbery, 2nd Degree.) Present — Denman, P. J., Balio, Lawton, Doerr and Davis, JJ.