People v. Zabala

Mr. Zabala was charged with possession with intent to deliver over a quarter kilogram of cocaine and faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 9 years in prison. Mr. Meczyk and Mr. Goldberg filed a motion to suppress evidence and quash arrest, arguing that the police officers violated Mr. Zabala’s rights when they detained and search the car he was in. Mr. Meczyk and Mr. Goldberg used a computer expert to blow up surveillance photographs to show that the police officer was in a position where he would be unable to see what he claimed gave him a basis to stop Mr. Zabala. After a lengthy hearing the judge granted Mr. Zabala’s motion and excluded the evidence against him. The prosecution has appealed the Court’s ruling and Mr. Zabala was released on a signature bond.