People v. Robinson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions, Town of Bethel, convicting defendant of violating subdivision 5-a of section 70 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, a misdemeanor commonly known as leaving the scene of an accident without reporting.

It appears that defendant was arrested without a warrant (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 70, subd. 5-c) in said town, taken before a Justice of the Peace of said town, arraigned and thereafter tried before said Justice sitting as a Court of Special Sessions and a jury. The information and testimony indicate that the acts charged occurred…