People v. Greene

CPL 350.10 (subd 6) permits a Judge, conducting a nonjury trial of an information in a local criminal court, in rendering a verdict of guilty upon a count charging a misdemeanor, to find the defendant (1) guilty of the charged misdemeanor if established by legally sufficient trial evidence, or (2) guilty of any lesser included offense which is established by legally sufficient trial evidence.

Appellant was charged with the unclassified misdemeanor of failing to produce the required tax stamp for the livery vehicle which he drove when the summons therefor, returnable in criminal court not…