PEOPLE v. LEWIS


162 Misc.2d 954 (1994)

618 N.Y.S.2d 737

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Sherman Lewis, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County.

October 12, 1994


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace Pruzansky, Bronx, for defendant. Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County (Joel B. Rothman of counsel), for plaintiff.


GEORGE B. DANIELS, J.

The novel question to be decided in this case is whether a passenger involved in an automobile accident can be held criminally liable as a principal or accessory for leaving the scene of an accident when he drives the operator away from the site of the collision.

The defendant, Sherman Lewis, is charged with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, in violation of Vehicle...

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