People v. Cuomo

On this trial the two police officers testified, in effect, that they stopped the car driven by one of the defendants for an obvious violation. A ticket for such violation was issued to the driver-owner-defendant. When the officers were returning to the police car one defendant addressed one of the officers by saying ‘ ‘ You stupid bastard. ’ ’ The other defendant, a passenger in the car, addressed the other officer by saying “ You son of a bitch.” Both defendants were then charged with harassment, subdivision 2 of section 240.25 of the Penal Law. Each defendant chose not to testify. Both…