Case Name: Raoul E. Szabo, Petitioner, v. State of New York, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-02-07
Citations: 38 A.D.2d 835
Docket Number: 
Parties: Raoul E. Szabo, Petitioner, v. State of New York, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 835–836

Head Matter:
Raoul E. Szabo, Petitioner, v. State of New York, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Respondent.

Opinion:
Proceeding under article 78 of the CPLR to review respondent's determination, dated May 20, 1970 and made after a hearing, suspending petitioner's motor vehicle operator's license for 60 days for violation of subdivision (a) of section 1180 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Determination modified, on the law, by reducing the suspension to 10 days. As so modified, determination confirmed, without costs. In our opinion, it was an abuse of discretion to impose a penalty greater than a 10-day suspension. Rabin, P. J., Hopkins, Munder, Latham and Shapiro, JJ., concur.