Legal Opinion
The People v. Jose Aviles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 2016No. 186PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Garcia, J.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) does not administer physical coordination tests when a language barrier prevents the administering officer from communicating the test instructions to a non-English speaking suspect. Defendant Jose Aviles challenges this policy, arguing that his equal protection and due process rights were violated because he was denied a coordination test on the basis of a language barrier. We disagree, and hold that the order of the Appellate Term should be affirmed.
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Factual Background
Defendant was arrested after striking a marked New…
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