People v. Hutchinson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Laura R. Johnson, J.

Defendant is alleged to have consumed alcohol in public on April 17, 2015 and, when he did not produce identification and the police proceeded to place him under arrest, to have tried to strike an officer with handcuffs and to have kicked at the windows of a police car. He was initially charged with both felonies and lesser offenses, but after a grand jury presentation at which defendant testified resulted in no action by the grand jury, the People filed a misdemeanor information.

On February 29, 2016, defendant moved for dismissal of the case. On April…