Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided August 14, 1996PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Howard A. Ruditzky, J.
In this decision, the court holds that an accusatory instrument charging Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 (2) (operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol with .10% or more blood alcohol level) must be supported by a chemical test analysis certificate which is both verified by the individual who administered the test in compliance with CPL 100.30, and which indicates defendant’s blood alcohol level. The absence of either of these factors renders the instrument jurisdictionally defective.
Defendant Arcenio Lopez, charged with Vehicle…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. MinorAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1989
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. CropperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. HusseinCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1998
- People v. QuilesCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1998
- People v. CoplinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. GarciaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2015
- People v. FigueroaCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2012
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