People v. Hammond

On October 18, 1958, the defendant was arrested for a violation of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. It was claimed that he had gotten out of his automobile, without turning off the motor and removing the ignition key from the car. The police officer, upon seeing this, drove the vehicle to the police station and when the defendant arrived to claim his vehicle, he was placed under arrest for a violation of the above section of the law.

The violation charged against the defendant referred specifically to the claim that he had not turned off the motor, had not locked…