Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John David Boden, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-09-29
Citations: 275 A.D.2d 925
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John David Boden, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 275
Pages: 925–925

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John David Boden, Appellant.
[713 NYS2d 891]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a bench trial of felony driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 [2], [3]; § 1193 [1] [c]). The People presented evidence establishing that defendant was seated in the driver's seat of a stationary vehicle with the engine running. The vehicle was located partially on the road and partially in a parking lot. The parties stipulated that defendant was intoxicated. County Court did not find credible the testimony of defense witnesses that defendant was merely assisting his nephew in attempting to repair the vehicle, which had stalled (cf., People v O'Connor, 159 Misc 2d 1072, 1073-1074). The court's credibility determination "should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record" (People v Smith, 195 AD2d 580, 581, lv denied 82 NY2d 727). Although "a different [result] would not have been unreasonable", the record does not support defendant's contention that the court "failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded" (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). (Appeal from Judgment of Wayne County Court, Kehoe, J.— Felony Driving While Intoxicated.) Present — Pine, J. P., Wisner, Hurlbutt, Scudder and Balio, JJ.