People v. Guilianti

On September 17,1960 defendant was served with a summons charging him with operating an unregistered vehicle on a public highway in Queens County (Vehicle and Traffic Law, former art. 3, § 11, subd. 1, now art. 14, § 401, subd. 1, par. a). At the trial in City Magistrates’ Court, City of New York, the arresting officer testified that defendant was operating a Ford truck which was drawing an unregistered ‘ ‘ trailer ’ ’ bearing-no ‘ ‘ distinctive number plate. ’ ’ On cross-examination, the arresting officer was asked this question: ‘ ‘ What is this unreg*435istered vehicle designed and primarily…