PEOPLE v. CRAFT


28 N.Y.2d 274 (1971)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George A. Craft, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Matties for appellant.

Patrick D. Monserrate, District Attorney (Stephen E. Powers of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


Chief Judge FULD.

Shortly after midnight on May 14, 1966, a police officer, while on patrol duty, observed an automobile which had apparently collided with, and come to rest against, a utility pole in Binghamton. To the officer's question, "What happened," the lone occupant of the car, the defendant before us, replied, "I was going about five miles an hour, and I just couldn't get around the corner." He was obviously...

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