Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided August 27, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Julian Hertz, J.
The defendant was charged with a violation of section 511 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended, said license having been suspended 22 times. On a motion to dismiss the defendant states that since he never applied for nor possessed a license to operate a motor vehicle he cannot be charged under this section.
*934The uncontroverted facts are that the defendant does not have a license, never applied for one and indeed, never had one. He has received repeated summonses for motor vehicle violations however. This…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Evans, New York County Courts1974
- People v. EmmanuelCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1975
- People v. WalshSuffolk County District Court · 1975
- Piesco v. di FrancescaNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. GreenCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
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