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THE SEARCH WAS NOT A VALID INVENTORY SEARCH; THE HANDGUN FOUND IN DEFENDANT’S VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing County Court’s denial of defendant’s suppression motion, determined the search of defendant’s vehicle was not a valid inventory search and the handgun should have been suppressed:

“To be constitutionally valid, an inventory search must be [reasonable and] conducted according to a familiar routine procedure” … . The established procedure should be designed to “meet the legitimate objectives of the search,” such as protecting the owner’s property and insuring police against claims of lost or stolen property, “while limiting the discretion of the officer in the field”. Here, the second deputy failed to adhere to the requirements set forth in the relevant inventory policy. Namely, he did not obtain the approval of his shift supervisor before beginning the alleged inventory procedure. Further, although not explicitly written in the policy, the second deputy also admitted that he deviated from normal procedure when he failed to complete the inventory report as he conducted the inventory.  People v Grandoit, 2025 NY Slip Op 05720, Third Dept 10-16-25

Practice Point: Consult this decision for insight into how the legitimacy of an inventory search is determined by a reviewing court.​

 

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