Legal Opinion
People v. DiNonno
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided March 5, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Judgment of conviction unanimously affirmed.
*336Defendant’s contention upon this appeal is that the court erred in admitting at a suppression hearing the results of field sobriety tests without a foundation to support their scientific accuracy (see, People v Wesley, 83 NY2d 417). These tests however are not truly scientific in nature. Rather, they are based upon the indisputable fact that intoxication affects physical coordination and mental acuity and they are designed to enhance the ability of the officer who administers them to detect "unstable responses” (People…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Commonwealth v. RaganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- People v. BoudreauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. FerrerHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. CortorrealNew York Supreme Court · 1999
- Wahl v. American Honda Motor Co.New York Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. DeRojasAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2003
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