PEOPLE v. LETTERLOUGH


86 N.Y.2d 259 (1995)

655 N.E.2d 146

631 N.Y.S.2d 105

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Roy C. Letterlough, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent V. Moston, Hempstead, Matthew Muraskin, Brian P. Schechter and Miro F. Cizin for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney of Nassau County, Mineola (Judith R. Sternberg and Peter A. Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.

Lysaght, Lysaght & Kramer, P. C., Lake Success (Raymond E. Kerno of counsel), for Long Island Mothers Against Drunk Driving, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, SMITH and CIPARICK concur with Judge TITONE; Judge BELLACOSA dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Judge LEVINE concurs.


TITONE, J.

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