Legal Opinion
Serignese v. Henry
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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John J. J. Jones, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition against the respondents, the District Attorney of Suffolk County and the Administrative Judge of the Suffolk County District Court, which would preclude them from prosecuting petitioner for the offense of driving while intoxicated.
On August 15, 1977, petitioner, while operating a motor vehicle in Suffolk County, was stopped by a member of the Suffolk County Police Department and subsequently charged with: (1) driving with a suspended license (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 509, subd…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. LindslyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Weiner v. New York State Department of Motor VehiclesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- People v. RoopnarineNew York District Court · 2006