People v. Norman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Marcus, J.

The defendant in this case is a New York State Assemblyman and the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Kings County Democratic Party (KCDC). According to the evidence before the grand jury, as an Assemblyman he routinely traveled from Brooklyn to Albany and back on New York State Assembly business. At the same time, as chairman of the KCDC, he was provided with a car and a credit card by which the KCDC paid all of his car-related expenses, including gas, oil and routine maintenance. During the period of time covered by the above-captioned…