People v. Siciliano

The motions addressed to the three indictments present common issues and are therefore considered together. Each of the defendants is charged with obstruction of governmental administration, official misconduct, and with having criminally tampered with a particular bridge maintained by the City of New York so as to cause a substantial interruption and impairment of service. Except for the name of the defendant and the name of the bridge, the three count indictments are identical. They arose out of a strike by certain municipal employees on June 7, 1971. The defendants, employed by the city as…