Three Arraigned In County Court; One Bail Amount Raised

By: Kieran Coffey

NORWICH – Three individuals were arraigned in Chenango County Court during a morning session held last Monday, Aug. 22.

• David Quintana, 34, of Oxford, appeared in court charged with two separate felonies. Quintana faces one count of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, a class E felony; and one count of driving while intoxicated, a class E felony.

It is alleged that Quintana, on or about July 23, 2016, on Silver Street, a public highway in the City of Norwich, at approximately 3:48 p.m., did operate a 1993 BMW 3231, a motor vehicle, while his ability to operate said vehicle was impaired by alcohol or while an intoxicated condition and/or while having more than .08 of one percentum by weight of alcohol in his blood, in violation 1142 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and while knowing, or having reason to know, that his license and his privilege of operating a motor vehicle in New York State and his privilege of obtaining a license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles was revoked or suspended, and said revocation or suspension having been issued upon a violation of Section 1192 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.

The second count of Quintana's indictment alleges that, at the aforementioned time and place, he did operate a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition. At the time of his arrest, Quintana was allegedly observed swaying as he walked, his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and watery and his breath smelled strongly of alcoholic beverage.

During his brief court appearance, John Cameron, who was assigned to represent Quintana, waived a reading of the charges, and entered a plea of not guilty to both counts, on behalf of Quintana.

First Assistant District Attorney Michael D. Ferrarese, who represented the people of Chenango County in the matter, requested that Quintana's bail remain at $2,000 cash, or $4,000 bond. He also told the court that this was Quintana's third alcohol related arrest within a short period of time.

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The Honorable Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr., who presided over the case, kept Quintana's bail stationary, on condition that he reside at his residence seven days a week, he have no further violations of the law, and he not leave New York State without the courts permission. Quintana will also be subject to random testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol.

Quintana executed a pre-plea waiver form at the conclusion of proceedings.

• Charles E. Miller, 37, of Afton, appeared in court charged with nine separate felony offenses. Miller faces nine counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony.

It is alleged that Miller, on or about June 13, 2016, at a residence on Jennings Lane, in the Town of Afton, did allegedly possess a video and eight images of a sexual performance by a child.

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