People v. Pender

OPINION OF THE COURT

James E. Morris, J.

The defendant is charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance, a misdemeanor in violation of section 319 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Upon stopping the defendant, Brighton Police Department Officer Kirstein called over his radio to the dispatcher the license plate number on the vehicle. The dispatcher ran a teletype and received a message that the owner of the vehicle was the defendant. The defendant failed to produce FS-20, proof of insurance card, and was charged accordingly.

At the time of the trial, the People introduced the report of…