People v. Beach

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stephen Kunken, J.

This court is called upon to decide the jurisdiction of a *186Village Justice Court situated within the Third District of the Suffolk County District Court. Specifically, does the Village Court for the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay have subject matter jurisdiction of the Vehicle and Traffic Law misdemeanor of operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition, allegedly committed within the geographical boundaries of the incorporated village?

The defendant, Matthew J. Beach, was arrested on Monday, July 5, 1993, at approximately 12:30 a.m.,…