Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jack C. Fadale, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1983-02-28
Citations: 92 A.D.2d 723
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jack C. Fadale, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 92
Pages: 723–723

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jack C. Fadale, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The breathalyzer test was properly admitted into evidence (see People v Farrell, 58 NY2d 637), and defendant's guilt for driving while he had .10% or more by weight of alcohol in his blood as shown by chemical analysis of his breath (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1192, subds 2, 5) was established by legally sufficient evidence. The unresponsive answer to a single question propounded to the defendant by the officer did not constitute a process of interrogation that falls within the ambit of Miranda v Arizona (384 US 436; see People v Huffman, 41 NY2d 29). (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Easier, J. — driving while intoxicated.) Present — Hancock, Jr., J. P., Callahan, Denman, Boomer and Moule, JJ.