Legal Opinion

People v. Fadale

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 28, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The breathalyzer test was properly admitted into evidence (see People v Farrell, 58 NY2d 637), and defendant’s guilt for driving while he had .10% or more by weight of alcohol in his blood as shown by chemical analysis of his breath (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1192, subds 2, 5) was established by legally sufficient evidence. The unresponsive answer to a single question propounded to the defendant by the officer did not constitute a process of interrogation that falls within the ambit of Miranda v Arizona (384 US 436; see People v Huffman, 41 NY2d…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. FarrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. DeJesusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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