Legal Opinion

People v. Van Tuyl

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided September 27, 1974PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJoseph F. Cagliardi, J.

This appeal raises the interesting question whether a person may be convicted under subdivision 1 of section 1192 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which proscribes operation of “ a motor vehicle while his ability to operate such motor vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol ’ ’, where the uncontroverted proof establishes that the impairment was caused by either use of medication or a combination of the use of medication and the results of the accident. On March 14, 1973, defendant was convicted under said statute upon a decision after a nonjury trial.

On July 4, 1972, during the early…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hull v. . LittauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  2. People v. WeaverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
  3. Frederick L. Salzman v. United States of America, James E. Lowery v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. People v. KochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  5. Kessler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bodoh v. District of Columbia Bureau of Motor Vehicle ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. People v. CalcasolaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
  3. People v. CalcasolaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
  4. People v. CalderellaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1996
  5. People v. LehmanWatertown City Court · 2000

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