People v. Bounville

OPINION OF THE COURT

Felicia A. Mennin, J.

On January 27, 2011, the court orally granted defendant Alan Bounville’s motion for an order dismissing the accusatory instrument. The court, at the recent request of defense counsel, is now issuing a written decision memorializing the basis for that ruling which was previously set forth orally on the record.

■ The issue under consideration in this case is whether an accusatory instrument charging the defendant with sleeping inside a sleeping bag on top of a number of blankets and cardboard boxes on a public sidewalk in violation of Administrative Code…