People v. Bitterman

Defendant-appellant, Lawrence Bitterman, was convicted following a bench trial of the offenses of speeding, improper lane usage and driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs. He received sentences of three months’ supervision on the former two offenses, and one-year supervision on the latter conviction. Defendant has appealed from the latter judgment and sentence.

Defendant has raised only one issue in this forum. Specifically, defendant complains that his conviction cannot stand in the absence of expert or lay testimony or opinion that he was under the influence of drugs at…