People v. Scott

The defendant is charged here with disorderly conduct under subdivision 6 of section 240.20 of the Penal Law. The information, made by a Sergeant of the Nyack police force, alleges in substance that defendant on September 15,1968, within intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, congregated with other persons on a public street and refused to obey a lawful order of the said Police Sergeant to disperse.

At the trial of this case the People produced two witnesses, both police officers. The first was the informant who testified that shortly…