People v. Vogler

The defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated, after a jury trial in the Court of Special Sessions of the Village of Brightwaters, and he now appeals. He claims three errors: 1. that although he was arraigned before Acting Police Justice William H. Westerbeke, his trial was presided over by Donald L. Hastings, Police Justice of the village; 2. that he was prejudiced on the trial by the admission of testimony that he had committed other traffic violations in connection with the present offense which were not stated in the information; and 3. that the People failed to prove that the…