People v. Brown (Harold)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Harold Brown, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (John Cataldo, J.H.O.), rendered April 18, 2016, after a nonjury trial, convicting him of disorderly conduct, and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction (John Cataldo, J.H.O.), rendered April 18, 2016, reversed, on the law and the facts, and the accusatory instrument is dismissed.

After a nonjury trial, the judicial hearing officer convicted defendant, who was charged solely with the unclassified misdemeanor…