Legal Opinion
People v. Quiroga-Puma
Justice Court of Village of Westbury
Decided December 20, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas F. Liotti, J.
The defendant is charged with a violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 509 (1), unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and Vehicle and Traffic Law § 319 (1), failure to provide proof of valid insurance. The potential penalties are minimal.1 I have asked both the prosecutor and defense counsel to prepare prepleading memos on what sentence I might impose, including jail.
I. Background
In the 17 years that I have been a village justice I have sentenced only one defendant to jail and it was on a case like this.2 It was a 15-day sentence. The defendant here…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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