Legal Opinion
People v. McCabe
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided March 24, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin G. Karopkin, J.
The defendant is charged with one count of a violation of Penal Law §§ 110.00 and 170.70 (3), attempted illegal possession of a vehicle identification number (VIN).
The factual allegations relate that the deponent, police *374officer, "observed the defendant driving a 1984 Pontiac which had a VIN that was not attached by the manufacture [sic], ”
In recent months this court has observed a significant number of cases in which individuals are charged with possessing stolen vehicles based on a comparison of the so-called "public” VIN affixed to the dashboard…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. MizellNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. GoreCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1989
- People v. JamesCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mark Cook v. Roberta Sheldon and Nelson Saldana, New York State TroopersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- People v. RosadoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2002
- People v. CodringtonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995