Legal Opinion

People v. Santiago

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 2014PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

April A. Newbauer, J.

Defendant was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 [3]), a misdemeanor. Prior to trial the People moved in limine seeking to introduce the results of a field sobriety test (hereinafter FST). The defendant opposed the FST evidence as unreliable and contrary to the Court of Appeals ruling in People v Thomas (70 NY2d 823 [1987], affg 121 AD2d 73 [4th Dept 1986]), and its progeny.1 On October 20, 2014, the court conducted a hearing to determine the admissibility of the Intoximeter Alco*197Se…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. MacDonaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. People v. BoscicNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. KulkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. GeorgeCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015

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