People v. Storey

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Storey

258 A.D. 815, 15 N.Y.S.2d 939, 1939 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7076

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided November 27, 1939·Published

Opinion

Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of JÑew York, Borough of Queens [County of Queens], convicting the defendant of the crime of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, contrary to section 70, subdivision 5, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, reversed on the law, the information dismissed, and [816]*816the defendant discharged. We are of opinion that the People did not prove the defendant guilty of intoxication beyond a reasonable doubt. The police officer admitted that people probably did become confused in driving out of the Boulevard Tavern parking space into Queens boulevard. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Cars-well, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.

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Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of JÑew York, Borough of Queens [County of Queens], convicting the defendant of the crime of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, contrary to section 70, subdivision 5, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, reversed on the law, the information dismissed, and [816]*816the defendant discharged. We are of opinion that the People did not prove the defendant guilty of intoxication beyond a reasonable doubt. The police officer admitted that people probably did become confused in driving out of the Boulevard Tavern parking space into Queens boulevard. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Cars-well, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.

People v. Storey, 258 A.D. 815, 15 N.Y.S.2d 939, 1939 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7076 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1939).

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