Legal Opinion
People v. Berg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 5, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardona, P. J.
On September 30, 1995, at approximately 5:30 a.m., defendant drove her automobile into a ditch off Sheer Road in the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, near the residence of State Trooper Andrew Lindeman. Awakened by the accident, Lindeman went outside to investigate. Defendant asked him to help her remove the vehicle from the ditch and not to call the police. He smelled alcohol on defendant and observed that her speech was slurred. When it became evident that the vehicle was inoperable, defendant left the scene.
Lindeman, in the meantime, had summoned the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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