Legal Opinion
People v. Craig
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1991PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Defendants were arrested on May 7, 1985 and charged with the violation of trespass (Penal Law § 140.05) when they refused to leave the office of a United States Representative after conducting a peaceful demonstration in which they voiced their opposition to the policy of the United States in imposing an embargo of Nicaragua. In a nonjury trial, Rochester City Court rejected the defense of justification under Penal Law § 35.05 (2), which, under certain circumstances, provides that conduct that would otherwise be illegal may be justified as necessary to…
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