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PRINGLE v. WOLFE

88 N.Y.2d 426 (1996)

668 N.E.2d 1376

646 N.Y.S.2d 82

Michael Pringle, Respondent, v. Terrance M. Wolfe, as Town Justice of the Town of Walworth, et al., Defendants, and Patricia B. Adduci, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, Albany (Julie S. Mereson, Victoria A. Graffeo and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

Fiandach & Fiandach, Rochester (Edward L. Fiandach of counsel), for respondent.

Eugene B. Nathanson, New York City, for New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, BELLACOSA, SMITH and LEVINE concur; Judge TITONE taking no part.

CIPARICK, J.

In an effort to reduce the incidence of drunk driving on New York's roadways, the State Legislature enacted the prompt suspension law (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1193 [2] [e] [7]), which under certain circumstances mandates the suspension of a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle pending prosecution for driving while intoxicated. We hold that the prompt suspension law accords with due...

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