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PEOPLE v. KNIGHT

72 N.Y.2d 481 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Samuel N. Knight, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce K. Carpenter for appellant.

Larry M. Himelein, District Attorney, for respondent.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (O. Peter Sherwood, Peter H. Schiff and Joseph Koczaja of counsel), for Division of State Police, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

ALEXANDER, J.

In People v Magri (3 N.Y.2d 562), we recognized the general reliability of stationary traffic radar as an instrument for measuring the speed of a moving vehicle, and held such radar evidence admissible without the need for expert testimony explaining the underlying scientific principles of traffic radar. Today, we are called upon to decide whether such...

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