People v. Watson

*442OPINION OF THE COURT

Charles J. Heffernan, Jr., J.

Within the context of a motion for a trial order of dismissal pursuant to CPL 290.10, this case presents a question of apparent first impression: whether a proffered Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) abstract of defendant’s driving record should be received into evidence despite concessions by the People that: (1) the official DMV seal and purported attestation of accuracy of the abstract were preprinted on otherwise blank forms before any data was placed thereon; and (2) neither the DMV Commissioner, whose signature appears by facsimile at…