Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven F. Gardner, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-10-04
Citations: 176 A.D.2d 1230
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven F. Gardner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 1230–1231

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven F. Gardner, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The prosecutor's reference in his opening statement to defendant's prior conviction for driving while intoxicated does not require reversal because the conviction was a necessary element of the aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charge (see, Vehicle and Traffic Law § 511 [3]; People v Miller, 163 AD2d 627, 629, lv denied 76 NY2d 942; People v Cooper, 158 AD2d 743; People v Koponen, 129 AD2d 838). Defendant's remaining contentions lack merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Ontario County Court, Reed, J.— Felony Driving While Intoxicated.) Present — Callahan, A. P. J., Denman, Green, Pine and Davis, JJ.