Legal Opinion
People v. Knight
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1988PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
In People v Magri (3 NY2d 562), we recognized the general reliability of stationary traffic radar as an instrument for measuring the speed of a moving vehicle, and held such radar evidence admissible without the need for expert testimony explaining the underlying scientific principles of traffic radar. Today, we are called upon to decide whether such expert testimony is a prerequisite to the admissibility of radar evidence against defendant, where the evidence was derived from a radar device that was moving at the time it recorded the speed of defendant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. MagriNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- People v. OlsenNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. DusingNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People v. HeyserNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- State v. HansonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mataragas v. New York State Department of Motor VehiclesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. ChappellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Howe v. AdduciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. ClemensJustice Court of Town of Chatam · 1995
- People v. SaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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