People v. Hampton

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction after a jury trial rendered by the Court of Special Sessions of the Village of Larchmont for a violation of subdivision 5-a of section 70 of the . Vehicle and Traffic Law (leaving the scene of an accident without reporting). The facts are largely undisputed; the ultimate question is whether the guilt of the defendant was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

The accident occurred in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, 1959. The defendant in the company of two friends celebrated the coming of the New Year at his home in Larchmont. He had…