People v. Llanos

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wallach, J.

The boy who cried "Wolf!” has earned the deserved scorn of the world, and Justice Holmes took a dim view of the man who falsely yelled "Fire!” in a crowded theatre.* This case calls upon us to decide with what degree of severity we should treat a woman like defendant who shouts "Police! Police!” not for the purpose of obtaining succor for herself or another, but rather to alert evildoers to the imminent arrival of the Law.

Following a bench trial, Criminal Term has found defendant to be a criminal facilitator in the fourth degree, and that is to say, a class A…