People v. Santana (Joel)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Joel Santana, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (John Cataldo, J.H.O.), rendered December 5, 2012, after a nonjury trial, convicting him of violating New York Administrative Code §10-125(2)(b), and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction (John Cataldo, J.H.O.), rendered December 5, 2012, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed, and fine, if paid, remitted.

As the People concede, in the absence of any indication in the record that the…