Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 2014PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*230OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
People v Gursey (22 NY2d 224 [1968]) recognized that a defendant facing an alcohol-related motor vehicle charge has a limited, statutory right to request legal consultation before consenting to a chemical test. In this appeal, we consider the extent to which the police are obligated to advise a drunk driving suspect about an attorney’s telephonic intervention before the administration of such a test.
Defendant Jonai Washington was driving an automobile in Nassau County at approximately 2:00 a.m. when she struck and killed a pedestrian. She told the responding…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Missouri v. McNeelySupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- People v. GurseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- County of Nassau v. CanavanNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. HeidgenNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. KeenerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. OdumCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
- People v. MoffittCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015
- Commonwealth v. Neary-FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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