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REFUSING TO SUBMIT TO A BREATH TEST IS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing defendant’s conviction on one count of the indictment, noted that “refusal to submit to a breath test” is not a criminal offense:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a jury verdict, of … refusal to submit to a breath test (§ 1194 [1] [b]). As defendant contends and the People correctly concede, refusal to submit to a breath test mandated by Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1194 (1) (b) “is not a cognizable offense for which a person may be charged or convicted in a criminal court” … . Inasmuch as defendant was convicted by the jury of the nonexistent offense of refusal to submit to a breath test, we modify the judgment by reversing that part convicting him of count 3 of the indictment and dismissing that count … . People v Khadka, 2024 NY Slip Op 01402, Fourth Dept 3-15-24

Practice Point: Here in this DWI case, the defendant was convicted of refusing to submit to a breath test, which is not a criminal offense. Conviction reversed.

 

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