People v. Collins

Judgments of conviction reversed on the law and complaints dismissed. The evidence of peaceful picketing activities on the part of the defendants in front of the Florida Pavilion of the New York World’s Fair was insufficient to warrant their *431conviction for unauthorized intrusion on private property. While section 2036 of the Penal Law makes it a misdemeanor to intrude unlawfully on the land of another, it does not make it unlawful to remain, after being requested to leave, on premises theretofore lawfully entered. Under the circumstances here, even if the World’s Fair grounds be deemed…