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43 Misc. 2d 1081

People v. Parker

New York County Courts

Decided July 31, 1964

New York County Courts · decided 1964-07-31

Decided 1964-07-31

Michael J. D ’Auria, J.

¶1This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction from the Police Justice Court of the Village of Rockville Centre, convicting the defendant of violating paragraph 1 of subdivision (d) of section 1111 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. Upon conviction the defendant was fined the sum of $5.

¶2The defendant contends that the People failed to produce sufficient legal proof to justify a conviction. She relies upon People v. Bates (26 Misc 2d 862) in which it was held that the testimony of the ticketing officer that the light was green in his direction was insufficient to prove that the light was red for traffic running perpendicular to his vehicle.

¶3The case at bar is clearly distinguishable from the Batescase. The officer’s testimony that he observed that the traffic signal was working properly both before and after the violation supplies the corroboration necessary to support the assumption that when the light facing in one direction ivas green, that the light perpendicular to it was red.

¶4The court is satisfied that the defendant was proven guilty of this charge beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the verdict was in accordance with the weight of credible evidence.

¶5The judgment of conviction for violation of paragraph 1 of subdivision (d) of section 1111 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is affirmed.

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