Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1978PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
We uphold the constitutionality of subdivision 4 of section 1194 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law which provides that evidence of a defendant’s refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcoholic content of his blood shall be admissible in any trial based on a violation of section 1192 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, provided he was given sufficient warning, in clear and unequivocal language, of the effect of such refusal. The introduction of such evidence in accordance with this statute does not violate the defendant’s privilege against self…
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3Cited by170 opinions
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