PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN


162 Misc.2d 764 (1994)

617 N.Y.S.2d 440

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Charles Griffin, Defendant.

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

September 19, 1994


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society (Lisa Saltzman and Vincent Warren of counsel), for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County (Jonathan Nelson of counsel), for plaintiff.


ALAN L. LEBOWITZ, J.

This writing memorializes the court's decision on September 8, 1994. At that time, this court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the charge against him finding Vehicle and Traffic Law § 511-d to be constitutional and a strict liability statute. The discussion that follows sets forth the legal basis for that decision.

The crux of the defendant's argument was that Vehicle...

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