Legal Opinion

People v. Sawinski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 8, 1998PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered October 9, 1996, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of driving while intoxicated.

In the early morning hours of October 27, 1995 in the Town *690of Massena, St. Lawrence County, State Troopers Roy Vazquez and Eugene Staniszewski stopped defendant’s vehicle after observing that the vehicle had no illumination lights and was missing a rear license plate. Defendant exited his car and approached the Troopers, whereupon they detected the odor of alcohol on defendant’s breath and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. People v. IngleNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. SawinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. FishelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. KowalskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. SwanstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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