People v. Martinis

On May 19, 1963 defendant was involved in an automobile accident in which five people were killed and one injured.

Defendant was charged on an information in the Criminal Court of the City of New York with one count of driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1192), one count of reckless driving (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1190), and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 600). After trial before a three-Judge Bench in the Criminal Court, defendant was on July 1,1963 acquitted of all four counts.

Thereafter, on August 2, 1963, defendant was…