People v. Grohoske

OPINION OF THE COURT

Saxe, J.

This unusual kidnapping case raises interesting issues regarding the related crimes of unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping and the elements of each, and whether the evidence presented here satisfactorily established those elements. It also provides a lesson to those who believe that the summary proceedings available under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to lawfully evict tenants are not summary enough.

In September 2013, Daniel Lawson, a 25 year old student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, prompted by a listing on Craigslist, agreed to sublet a…