After a jury trial in County Court, defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated as a felony. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to four years in jail and a fine of $500. This appeal by defendant ensued.
Initially, defendant contends that the People committed reversible error by failing to describe each of the elements of the crime charged in their opening statement to the jury. In the opening statement, the prosecutor should "set forth the nature...
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