People v. Lindsly
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J. P.
The People appeal from so much of an order of the County Court, Suffolk County, as granted the branch of defendant’s motion that sought to dismiss an indictment on the ground of previous prosecution. At issue is whether the defendant’s plea of guilty in a Village Justice Court to leaving the scene of an accident bars the prosecution of an *100indictment charging two felony counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol which arises out of the same incident. On the facts of this case, we hold that the separate prosecutions are permissible…
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