People v. McDaniel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment of conviction rendered April 24, 1994 modified as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to reduce the sentence to time served, and otherwise affirmed.

Defendant was convicted, after a bench trial, of attempted aggravated disorderly conduct (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 240.21),* a class B misdemeanor, upon evidence, inter alia, that she and several others ascended the altar, spoke loudly in an effort to "drown out” the liturgy, and "approached” and "crowded” parishioners, in protest of what defendant anticipated would be a service "honoring gay pride”.

The…