People v. Billeci

The defendant has moved for an order dismissing the information herein for violating subdivision (a) of section 1180 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law in that it alleges that the defendant has been put in double jeopardy.

The circumstances surrounding this motion are of much concern to this court. That similar situations have not previously arisen or occurred more frequently speaks well for the care and diligence taken by the District Attorney of the County of Nassau and his staff in such matters.

The basic facts in this case reveal that a police officer observed the defendant driving in an…